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Phil Galewitz
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In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry
Republican lawmakers were warned that millions of Americans would lose access to healthcare and hospitals would close. They ignored the warnings.
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Prepares To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States
The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way:…
Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants
President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization.
The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline.
It’s a lifeline to people in the district represented by House Speaker Mike Johnson. He wants big cuts to Medicaid anyway.
Medicaid advocates say critics use loaded terms to gain edge in Congressional debate
In Washington’s debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground. Many Republican lawmakers and conservative policy officials who want to…
