As potential Medicaid cuts loom, lawmakers stall on expansion - Mississippi Today

As potential Medicaid cuts loom, lawmakers stall on expansion - Mississippi Today

Hundreds of thousands of poor, disabled or pregnant Mississippians could lose health care coverage if Congress slashes funding for Medicaid.  Although President Donald Trump has vowed Medicaid won’t be “touched,”  the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution Tuesday that instructs the committee that oversees Medicaid and Medicare to cut $880 billion over 10 years. The cuts will help pay for Trump’s agenda on tax cuts and border r…

Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Mean a Hit to States’ Credit Ratings - Modern Medicaid Alliance

Medicaid funding cuts currently under debate in Congress would force states to contend with impossible choices: either raise taxes significantly, slash funding for critical services like education, infrastructure and public safety, or strip millions of residents of their health coverage. While these devastating impacts have been well-documented, the potential damage to states’ credit ratings is […] The post Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Mean a H…