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As GOP pushes spending cuts, many say Medicaid and food stamps are underfunded: poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republican senators consider President Donald Trump’s big bill that could slash federal spending and ...
Twin federal proposals threaten provider taxes, key source of Medicaid funding for states
Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their ...
NY lawmakers warn of health care, job cuts if U.S. Senate approves Medicaid cuts
New York has estimated that changes to funding and policy for Medicaid and health care in the bill would leave nearly 1.5 ...
Trump Medicaid cuts could devastate rural health services, hospitals warn
The cuts could be especially acute in Kansas. The state recently increased its tax on Medicaid providers from 3% to 6%, an ...
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Rural hospitals risk closure with funding bill's Medicaid cuts, Senate Dems, industry say
This story has been updated with additional analyses quantifying the current funding bill's financial impacts on hospitals. | ...
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Federal Medicaid cuts would cost 13,000 Kansans their health care coverage
Federal lawmakers are considering cutting billions of dollars from Medicaid funding. Experts say that would lead to an ...
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Proposed Medicaid cuts, quantified
A proposed $793 billion cut to federal Medicaid spending is projected to increase uninsured rates and place hundreds of hospitals at risk of closure. The House of Representatives passed the One Big ...
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Hospitals would be hit hardest by Medicaid cuts in GOP tax bill, report finds
To finance tax cuts, a GOP bill would reduce Medicaid payments to hospitals by $321 billion, hitting both blue and red states ...
Warning Issued Over $500 Million Loss From Medicaid Cuts
President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" has sparked significant concern among some lawmakers, particularly over the subject of Medicaid.