GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
As GOP eyes Medicaid cuts, Trump tries to avoid the political third rails
Republicans cannot meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
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Hospitals decry House GOP budget plan: 4 federal health updates
The House passed the budget resolution Feb. 25 in a 217-215 vote, advancing President Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax-cut plan. The legislation directs the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid,
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No, the GOP isn't cutting your Social Security and Medicare
Think back to 2012 with me: the Tea Party was roaring across the country. Americans were carrying around pocket Constitutions and demanding spending cuts. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
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GOP's $240B Health Reform Plan Takes Aim at Medicare, ACA Benefits
Republicans are eyeing massive changes to America's healthcare system that could save $240 billion over ten years.
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The GOP’s budget plan makes it hard to conceal its lies about Medicaid and SNAP
House Republicans aim to use a procedure known as budget reconciliation, which allows the Senate to pass legislation with only 51 votes rather than the usual 60 required.
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Medicaid Isn’t the Only Popular, Lifesaving Program the GOP Will Cut
Programs projected to prevent thousands of deaths and even more illnesses are on the chopping block, while Republicans propose handing $4.5 trillion to millionaires and billionaires.
Who could be impacted if GOP makes cuts to Medicaid funding?
The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid provides vital services to many Americans
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Dems run ads against GOP lawmakers over Medicaid cut proposals
A Democratic political action committee seeks to pressure swing district Republicans to oppose $880 billion in Medicaid cuts Congress is considering.
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Top Streamer Declaring They Should 'Kill' a Republican Senator Over Medicare Fraud Banned From Twitch
Top Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker was banned from the platform after suggesting Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) should be killed for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid.
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GOP tax cut plans may depend on savings from Medicaid. What is it and who relies on it?
Medicaid explainer: who relies on the program, what exactly is known about fraud and how the federal government splits the cost with states
Trimming Medicaid would be hard, despite GOP lawmakers' goal
Efforts by Republicans in Congress to make steep spending cuts have stirred widespread concerns that the federal government may trim expenditures on Medicaid.
Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.