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Bracing for federal cuts, Santa Clara County executive pulls millions in federal funds out of the upcoming budget
With deep cuts expected to Medicaid, Medicare and other social services programs this year, Santa Clara County Executive ...
If $5 million buys citizenship, then poverty in America is a crime | Opinion
“If you can purchase U.S. citizenship for $5 million, the ‘Illegals’ are only guilty of being poor.” Exactly. Over the past ...
House Republicans nix controversial Medicaid proposal as plan takes shape
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said one controversial proposal to cut federal Medicaid funding was off the table and ...
CBO: Millions of people could lose insurance under GOP Medicaid options
Millions of people would lose health insurance coverage under various Republican options to cut Medicaid spending to pay for ...
G.O.P. Plans to Cut Medicaid Would Save Billions but Leave More Uninsured, Budget Office Says
The Congressional Budget Office reviewed the leading proposals from Republicans who are trying to cut the costs of a program ...
Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver
The Republican speaker’s decision underscored the resistance in his party to politically painful reductions to the program, ...
Medicaid Funding Reduction Suggested by Mehmet Oz
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the head of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has suggested that he supports a ...
Medicaid Move Could Spare Millions From Losing Coverage
FMAPs vary by state, ranging from 50 percent to more than 75 percent, with poorer states receiving more funding. Under the Affordable Care Act, states that have opted in to the Medicaid expansion ...
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Nine Years After HB2, Trans North Carolinians Wonder Who Is Looking Out For Them
The 'Bathroom Bill' sparked national protests. But since then, a wave of attacks on trans rights has failed to generate the ...