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Twin federal proposals threaten provider taxes, key source of Medicaid funding for states
Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their ...
Gavin Newsom reacts to Donald Trump's "unprecedented" Medicaid move
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has expressed concern for the privacy of immigrants in his state, following ...
Medicaid 'churn': How working Illinoisians could lose coverage under Trump tax bill
Analysts say some working-class Americans who qualify for Medicaid could lose coverage because of churn from more frequent ...
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Feds greenlight $9 billion in supplemental Medicaid funds as GOP weighs new limits
Hospitals, physician groups, and nursing homes across 15 states will receive billions of dollars in extra Medicaid funding ...
Medicaid cuts could devastate hundreds of rural hospitals in GOP states, Democrats say
Medicaid cuts in the Trump tax bill could jeopardize 300 rural hospitals, risking service reductions or even closure, a report commissioned by Senate Democrats found.
What North Carolina’s state budget debate means for Medicaid
The Rev. William Barber II, a nationally known civil rights activist from North Carolina, has faced recent arrests for ...
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Hospitals would be hit hardest by Medicaid cuts in GOP tax bill, report finds
To finance tax cuts, a GOP bill would reduce Medicaid payments to hospitals by $321 billion, hitting both blue and red states ...
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Call for Medicaid work requirements is greeted by a chorus of boos
Josh Archambault’s June 6 op-ed (“Medicaid spending in Mass. has nearly quadrupled in the past 20 years. It needs reform.”) ...