North Country Health Care Unions Rally Against Proposed GOP Cuts to Medicaid

FEDERAL FALLOUT | 'You have to speak up': Johnstown resident, AFSCME chapter president lobbies in D.C. against Medicaid cuts

Jeanne Weaver, Johnstown resident and AFSCME Retirees Chapter 13 president, was in Washington, D.C., this past week, advocating against adjustments to Medicaid.

Medical staff join with patients, community to demand ‘Hands Off Medicaid!’

Oakland mayor-elect Barbara Lee addresses rally May 13, 2025 (PW/Marilyn Bechtel) OAKLAND, Calif.—As Congressional Republicans were ramping up their efforts to keep tax breaks for the rich by slashing $1.5 trillion from programs helping ordinary people, at hospitals around California doctors, nurses and other health care workers rallied with families, people with disabilities, seniors and elected officials on May 13, demanding, “Hands Off Medica…

Medicaid funding in the crosshairs, states brace for potential cuts

As Republicans on Capitol Hill debate approving a federal budget, state leaders are carefully watching for potential cuts to Medicaid funding.Medicaid covers medical costs for about 80 million low-income Americans. Although most Medicaid funds come from the federal government, responsibility for management falls on state governments.According to KFF, the federal government provides 68.9% of Medicaid funding, with states covering the rest. The am…

Sen. Josh Hawley: No Medicaid Cuts To Anyone

Broken clock time: Republican Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri vehemently spoke out against cutting Medicaid at all and stood up for the working class who rely on Medicaid for their healthcare. I have been a huge critic of Sen. Hawley, but even he understands the necessity of Medicaid, especially in his state. Missouri hospitals would close without Medicaid funding. HAWLEY: Well, the right thing to do is not to cut Medicaid, so I'm glad to hea…

North Country health care leaders sound alarm over proposed federal Medicaid cuts

According to officials, the proposed federal budget would result in New York State losing approximately $6.7 billion in federal healthcare funding next year

North Country health care unions rally against proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid

Healthcare unions in New York’s North Country are calling on Congress to avoid cuts to Medicaid.