N.Y., shares her thoughts on possible cuts to Medicaid by the Department of Government Efficiency on ‘Fox News Live.’
Critics of adding work requirements and other limits on Medicaid say it could harm vulnerable people, including those with jobs.
Arizona may soon begin covering traditional Indigenous healing services such as sweat lodges through its Medicaid program.
The Department of Health and Human Services reportedly began dismissing 3,600 probationary employees on Friday.
And in the seven states that have had ballot initiatives on Medicaid expansion, it’s won with striking margins. That includes deep-red places like Idaho and Utah. A 2024 poll conducted by the nonprofit health research organization KFF found that 71 percent of voters wanted Medicaid to remain more or less the way it is today,
Republicans’ big plan to cut taxes, fund border security and defense spending and fulfill all the key parts of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda will rely on deep cuts to Medicaid. But Republicans are risking a massive political backlash by cutting a program many of their constituents rely on.
When we asked you, readers of CNN.com and the What Matters newsletter for your questions about the whirlwind of news that has been Trump 2.0, thousands rolled in.
In their quest to pay for President Donald Trump’s policy priorities, Republicans are eyeing Medicaid, the largest health insurance program for more than 70 million low-income Americans, as a program ripe for cuts.
Around the same time, House Republicans tried to push through legislation that would allow states to add work requirements to the program. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise explained his reasoning: “That single mom that’s working two or three jobs right now to make ends meet under this tough economy,
The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.
President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy target and others worried about angering voters.
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