Medicaid cuts could add to Ohio’s struggle with infant and maternal mortality

Medicaid Cuts Will Raise Costs for Millions of Women

Over 70 million people, including 13 million women of reproductive age, are enrolled in Medicaid—America’s biggest single health insurance program. Now, congressional Republicans are ready to take an axe to it. Proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid would strip millions of women of affordable access to birth control, prenatal care, STI treatment and other essential healthcare services. The post Medicaid Cuts Will Raise Costs for Millions of Women …

Community health centers brace for Medicaid cuts, federal restrictions

NEPM's Karen Brown reports on the services these clinics provide and how federal cuts could affect them.

Medicaid cuts may disproportionately affect Black, Latino doctors and their patients • Minnesota Reformer

Of the 72 million people covered by Medicaid, more than half are people of color, with Black and Hispanic people disproportionately represented on the rolls.

Medicaid cuts could add to Ohio’s struggle with infant and maternal mortality

The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.Ripple effects of potential federal funding cuts have been spotlighted by advocates in essentially every sector, from the overall economy to school lunches and infectious diseases. But one such potential cut, and a proposal in the Ohio Houses version of the state budget, could directly impact an issue t…

Protect Medicaid: Safeguarding the Health of Ohio’s Mothers and Young Children

Medicaid is vital for Ohio's moms and kids. Proposed changes could worsen health outcomes—now is the time to act and protect coverage!

SNAP and Medicaid Cuts: What's at Stake for Children, Seniors & Rural Communities? - Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid are lifelines for millions, providing food and health coverage that stabilize families and strengthen communities. Cuts to these critical programs will hit children, seniors, and people in rural communities particularly hard. While cuts to either program would each be harmful on their own, slashing both will compound hardship and deepen poverty for the millions of people who rely o