Sen. Mark Kelly pledges to fight Medicaid cuts during Northern Arizona town hall

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities

Medicaid helps tens of millions of people stay healthy, care for their families, and navigate life’s hardest moments. It’s a critical lifeline for people with disabilities. But some lawmakers in Congress are pushing a policy that would do little more than make it harder for people to access that care: Medicaid work requirements. On paper, work requirements might sound reasonable. Proponents claim they encourage people to find work and contribute…

Medicaid enables fulfilling livelihoods in Ohio and across America

Medicaid sign at a press conference. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)I was born with Muscular Dystrophy, I’ve always been in a wheelchair, and I’ve always held a job. Medicaid Buy-In supports my healthcare needs and enables me to remain employed. Many think Medicaid is simply government-subsidized health insurance, but for me, and millions of others like me, it is so much more. It allows me to live independently in a home that I own. …

Illinois marks 60 years of Medicaid

Illinois leaders are marking the anniversary of Medicaid by recognizing its importance to millions in the state and highlighting why they see cuts to the program as dangerous.

‘I’ll be stuck’: Virginians contemplate life without Medicaid as Congress considers cuts

As Congress deliberates potential cuts to Medicaid funding, Virginians worry about the sprawling impacts of cuts which advocates say would impact people with disabilities, veterans and rural communities.

Sen. Mark Kelly pledges to fight Medicaid cuts during Northern Arizona town hall

Sen. Mark Kelly told Northern Arizona residents Friday he would oppose any cuts to Medicaid and take their stories back to Washington.

Trump says he would veto cuts to Medicaid, Social Security

By Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would not sign legislation that calls for cuts to Social Security or federal health coverage for older and low-income Americans. “If it cuts it, I would not approve,” the president said in an interview with TIME magazine published Friday, where he was repeatedly asked about cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. “I would veto it, yeah. But they’re not going…