Medicaid cuts could leave more PA kids uninsured

Advocates, lawmakers consider how to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom

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Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom

In 2025, Congress and the Trump administration created additional work requirements for Medicaid participants and mandated $990 billion in cuts to the program over the next 10 years.

Medicaid cuts could leave more PA kids uninsured

HARRISBURG — Upcoming changes to Medicaid are poised to increase Pennsylvania’s number of uninsured children and reverse decades of efforts to provide healthcare to poor families in the state, advocates warn. Last year, Congress and the Trump administration approved legislation creating additional work requirements for Medicaid participants and mandating $990 billion in cuts to the program over the next 10 years. In a White House news release at…

Lawmakers seek ways to keep kids insured as Medicaid cuts loom

HARRISBURG — Upcoming changes to Medicaid are poised to increase Pennsylvania’s number of uninsured children and reverse decades of efforts to provide healthcare to poor families in the state, advocates warn.