Republicans advance bill with steep cuts to Medicaid as part of Trump agenda

Housing, Nutrition Programs In Peril Across US As Trump Pulls Back Medicaid Social Services

During his first administration, President Donald Trump’s top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services.

Rep. Pallone on GOP Budget Bill & Medicaid; Clean Energy Rollback; NYC Movie Quiz; Nina Totenberg on SCOTUS; Summer Classical Music | The Brian Lehrer Show

On today's show: On Sunday, House Republicans released their package of proposals that would cut federal spending on Medicaid and Obamacare. U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D NJ 6th), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, discusses what's in the bill, which the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says would cause 8.6 million Americans to lose their health insurance. The Republican House spending bill seeks to cut som…

How do Republicans plan to cut health coverage? Two basic ways.

The new Republican plan to cut Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies for the privately insured can seem complex and arcane, involving tweaks to obscure state taxes and revamped income verification schedules. But the overall story is simple: The…

The programme, which provides health coverage to some 70 million people from low-income households in the United States, including 40 per cent of children, is at the heart of discussions on the budget text.

Medicaid cuts could be disastrous for Georgia health care advocates say

Georgia would face health care calamity and the state’s budget could be in jeopardy if congressional Republicans press forward on their budget proposal, which calls for cuts to Medicaid programs, health care advocates said Monday.

West Virginia Congressional Republicans back plan to cut Medicaid and SNAP benefits for tax cuts

As Congressional Republicans propel a tax plan that would benefit the wealthy at the expense of health insurance and food for the poor, West Virginia’s federal delegation has largely been supportive.  The budget reconciliation bill is the key piece of legislation to pass much of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. Along with making the 2017 tax cuts permanent, the bill calls for cuts to Medicaid and SNAP along with increases in military an…