Medicaid Matters Forum expresses concerns over potential spending cuts

Republican explains potential changes to Medicaid

A House Republican suggested Congress may change the way Medicaid benefits are funded.

Medicaid Matters Forum expresses concerns over potential spending cuts

RICHLAND, Pa. (WTAJ)-- With potential cuts coming to several federally funded programs, concerned citizens gathered at the John P. Murtha Center at the Pitt-Johnstown campus to discuss what impacts cuts to Medicaid could have on their communities. The newly formed group "Locals For Good" hosted the forum. The group describes itself as a non-partisan advocacy outlet for residents in Cambria and Somerset Counties. During the meeting a panel of exp…

Locals for Good will hold Medicaid Matters Forum Monday at Pitt-Johnstown

Locals for Good, also called LFG, will hold a Medicaid Matters Forum Monday at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in Richland Township.

#MEAction: Congress Is Hearing from Us

#MEAction has been hard at work connecting individuals to their elected officials to talk about the ME/CFS Research Roadmap, Medicaid, and telehealth. We’ve been partnering with #NotJustFatigue on setting up congressional meetings in order to ask our elected officials for their support in making funding of the ME/CFS Research Roadmap a reality. #MEAction State Chapter leaders and advocacy volunteers are sharing their stories and helping many new…

Republicans are coming for the Medicaid expansion - Lawyers, Guns & Money

There’s an all-too-real chance that the most important expansion of the welfare state since the Johnson administration won’t survive a second Trump term: But Medicaid is a joint federal-state program, with Washington putting up the majority of money and leaving administration to states, as long as they keep within certain guidelines. And for most of the program’s history, the majority of states stuck to the minimum requirements, or relatively c…