Area lawmakers held Medicaid Roundtable

Area lawmakers held Medicaid Roundtable

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WWEUX) – As representatives in Washington look to push through a budget plan that includes cuts to Medicaid, some area lawmakers held a roundtable discussion over those cuts. State Senator Jeff Smith from Brunswick said more than 1 million Wisconsinites rely on Medicaid, including nearly 150,000 seniors, nearly half a million children, and 187,000 people with disabilities. He added that if federal funding gets cut, the sta…

Reps. Sewell and Figures introduce Bridge to Medicaid Act to cover uninsured Alabamians

Alabama U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari C. Figures introduced the Bridge to Medicaid Act to finally provide health insurance to the more than 100,000 Alabamians in the coverage gap. The legislation would provide a temporary health care option for people in the Medicaid coverage gap until non-expansion states like Alabama finally expand Medicaid.  “Improving access to quality, affordable health care is one of my top priorities in Congress,” s…

State Democrats host Medicaid roundtable amidst federal debate

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House GOP Debates Medicaid Cuts Amid Budget Dispute

House Republicans are wrangling with potential Medicaid program cuts that may become the major sticking point to a final federal budget agreement. Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson told Newsmax that he is not convinced the budget will be ready by the early July deadline set by House leadership. Republican Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina is among the House members who are standing firm on medicaid spending reductions. The issue, he said, involves…