US EditionStates try to revive Medicaid work requirements, worrying some low-income Americans
- Michigan released a report early May showing that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could cause over 700,000 residents to lose coverage statewide.
- Following approval of a budget resolution by the U.S. House that the Congressional Budget Office estimates would reduce Medicaid funding by $581 billion, Governor Gretchen Whitmer commissioned a report highlighting the potential extensive impact.
- Michigan’s Medicaid budget totals $27.8 billion annually, with $19 billion from federal funds, and cuts would reduce funding by $1.1 billion, affecting hospitals and nursing homes.
- Whitmer warned that the significant reductions being proposed would happen too quickly and would harm Michiganders, causing higher insurance costs for everyone, including individuals who do not participate in Medicaid.
- These cuts risk unraveling healthcare access for vulnerable groups and prompt statewide advocacy to preserve Medicaid amid deep federal spending reductions.
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States try to revive Medicaid work requirements, worrying some low-income Americans
More than 70 million Americans who are low-income or disabled have health insurance paid for by the state and federal government called Medicaid. The main qualification currently is that you have to make below a certain income level. But there’s an idea that’s been popular with Republicans – that all those individuals should also be required to work.While Republicans introduced a bill to create a national work requirement, states have a lot of f…
Medicaid Work Requirements – A Cut by Any Other Name Is Still a Cut
At Family Health Care, we are deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to the Medicaid program. We are particularly concerned about our patients, 46 percent of whom receive their health insurance through Medicaid. Patients qualify for Medicaid coverage for various…
State releases 'alarming report' on potential impacts of Medicaid cuts - WDET 101.9 FM
A recent report from the state health department says big federal spending cuts threaten Medicaid benefits for 700,000 people in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order in April asking the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to conduct a study into how Medicaid cuts would affect Michiganders. The report found that Michigan could lose $1.1 billion dollars a year in funding. Michigan hospitals could also lose…
What happens when Congress slashes Medicaid? Ask a Michigan mom.
Republican lawmakers say they’re trimming the fat. But Michigan moms say Medicaid cuts could put their families at risk, close hospitals, and leave thousands without care. MICHIGAN—Taylor Johnson didn’t speak at last month’s packed town hall in Warren because she wanted to be in the spotlight. She spoke out because she didn’t feel like she had a choice. Standing before a crowd of more than 500 people—including union workers, veterans, fired fede…
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The Herald PalladiumReport: Proposed Medicaid cuts could eliminate coverage for 700,000
(The Center Square) – More than 700,000 people in Michigan could lose Medicaid coverage if proposed federal budget cuts pass, according to a report ordered by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Whitmer releases key findings as DHHS preps final report on impacts of federal Medicaid cuts
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer highlighted the many ways Michiganders benefit from Medicaid while speaking out against looming cuts to funding for the program during an April 17, 2025 press conference in Royal Oak, Mich. | Kyle DavidsonAfter signing an executive directive in April requesting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services examine how the state would be impacted by federal cuts to Medicaid, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has…
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