Medicaid recipients meet with lawmakers to protest prospect of losing coverage

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Medicaid recipients meet with lawmakers to protest prospect of losing coverage

Ahead of action this week on Congressional legislation that could provide the first hard details on proposed cuts to Medicaid, Wisconsin lawmakers are urging constituents to push back against cutting health care coverage. “One of the most powerful things we…

Medicaid recipients meet with lawmakers to protest prospect of losing coverage • Wisconsin Examiner

From left, Megan Hufton, Laurel Burns and Abigail Tessman take part in a roundtable discussion about Medicaid with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, right. The discussion was held Friday, May 2, 2025, at Common Threads, a Madison agency that provides Medicaid-supported services for people with autism and people with disabilities. (Photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin Examiner)Ahead of action this week on Congressional legislation that could provide the first hard det…

Potential Medicaid cuts would be ‘devastating’ for Hawaii | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

When Amy Feeley-Austin of Kona was going through a tough time, Medicaid was a lifesaver that provided health care for her two young children.