Medicaid Is On The Menu As Republicans Seek Trump Budget Deal

Republican House Leaders to Colleagues: Avoid Specifics in Medicaid Fight

Some Republican congressmen, especially in battleground districts, have expressed concern about how much Medicaid will be slashed to pay for the reconciliation package, worried it will anger their constituents who depend on the serve.

Trump is right: Housing isn’t healthcare - Washington Examiner

The Trump administration shut off federal funding through Medicaid for non-healthcare-related services such as housekeeping, groceries, and internet earlier this month. It’s about time. Medicaid exists to provide health benefits to the nation’s neediest, not to subsidize a laundry list of liberal priorities. Over the last two decades, it has increasingly served as a slush fund for high-spending states.  In 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medi…

'Big downsizing': GOP plans to snatch health coverage from 'millions of low-income' people

When Democrats recaptured the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms and enjoyed a net gain of 41 seats, President Donald Trump's unpopular efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, were cited as a major factor. Obamacare, many Democratic strategists argued, ...

Medicaid Is On The Menu As Republicans Seek Trump Budget Deal

Given the challenging economy, Americans of modest means need a break. Cutting the cost of healthcare, rather than the means to pay for it, is a great place to start.

'Big downsizing': GOP scheming to snatch health insurance from 'millions of low-income Americans'

When Democrats recaptured the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms and enjoyed a net gain of 41 seats, President Donald Trump's unpopular efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, were cited as a major factor. Obamacare, many Democratic strategists argued, had become a toxic issue for Republicans. But during his 2024 campaign, Trump once again called for the ACA to be repealed. In an article published b…

GOP Votes to cut Medicaid, feed Billionaires - The Times Weekly

House Republicans on have approved a budget blueprint that slashes vital programs like Medicaid and child nutrition assistance to help fund an extension of the 2017 Trump tax law. According to a new congressional estimate, this move will cost as much as $5.5 trillion over the next decade when factoring in interest. The plan, backed by House GOP members, would extend tax breaks overwhelmingly benefiting the wealthy and large corporations. Despite…