US EditionCongress now faces an $880 billion Medicaid question
- The House cleared a hurdle in adopting a budget resolution on Medicaid health care program.
- The budget resolution requires finding significant spending cuts, including to the Medicaid program.
- Medicaid, established in 1965, covers 72 million Americans, including low-income individuals and those with substance use disorders.
- Speaker Johnson stated he would protect benefits, but some Republicans doubt $880 billion savings are possible without Medicaid cuts.
- Potential Medicaid cuts spark debate, as some worry about benefit reductions, while others seek to refine the program.
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‘We deserve a chance’: Slashing Medicaid would endanger Valley cancer patients, survivor fears
You may not make it without insurance. This is how a cancer survivor described the importance of keeping health benefits like Medicaid, Medicare, CHIPS and other insurance programs for vulnerable populations in the U.S. California native Elvia M. Gibbs, who has lived in the Rio Grande Valley for 18 years, has rung the bell indicating her victory over cancer, but is now deeply concerned with the recent budget proposals that may cut into what she …
Congress now faces an $880 billion Medicaid question
The House cleared a hurdle Thursday in adopting a budget resolution needed for filibuster-proof legislation on President Donald Trump’s policy priorities. But now, another obstacle stands in the way: how to find $1.5 trillion in spending cuts without cutting Medicaid benefits, as Trump and House leadership have promised. The budget resolution directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in savings — a feat that would prov…
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