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And what will they mean for the millions of low-income people who might lose health care benefits as a result?
But the tax cut package that passed the U.S. House and President Trump has dubbed the "big, beautiful bill" may change before it becomes law.
Across Illinois, about 70% of days spent in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, making it the largest insurance payer for this type of coverage, according to state officials. Advocates worry the proposed cuts will reduce the type of care low-income seniors and those living with
It would impose work requirements for low-income adults to receive Medicaid health insurance and increase them for food assistance as well as cut funding for services like birth control to the nation’s biggest abortion provider. Supporters of the bill say the moves will save money, root out waste and encourage personal responsibility.
Iowa's U.S. House members took to social media to applaud President Donald Trump and the House's passage of the sweeping bill. Here's what they said:
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In the Ohio House’s version of the budget bill, Ohio would eliminate Group VIII — another name for the Medicaid expansion group that covers more than 700,000 Ohioans who live above the income requirements for traditional Medicaid but are still in need of assistance — if the federal government’s share of the funding dips below 90%.
Colorado health care advocates are warning of dire outcomes for rural care providers and patient services under a major domestic policy bill advancing in Congress. House Republicans in the early hours of Thursday approved