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United Spinal launches Medicaid Stories campaign
United Spinal Association is calling on all wheelchair users who rely on Medicaid to share their stories about what the program means to them.
A brief history of Medicaid and America's long struggle to establish a health care safety net
The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration's campaign to slash federal spending. A joint ...
Trump gives campaign-style speech at Justice Department; Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown
Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...
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Nursing homes and the AMA, once Medicaid defenders, hang back as GOP mulls big cuts
another trade group fighting to defend Medicaid. Building coalitions was critical in previous health care debates, said Ron Pollack, the former head of patient advocacy group Families USA. Pollack ...
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We're Getting the Medicaid Message Wrong — And It's Costing Us
Adding to the confusion, many states offer Medicaid coverage contracted through private companies. These types of plans are ...
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On Medicaid cuts, budget officials tell Republicans what they didn’t want to hear
Republican leaders pushed back in a deeply misleading way. “It doesn’t even mention Medicaid in the bill,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said of his party’s budget. “The word ‘Medicaid ...
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Fact check: The war of words over Medicaid cuts
Democrats and Republicans are accusing one another of “lying” about what a House Republican budget resolution means for Medicaid, and both sides have made misleading or speculative comments.
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Medicare, Medicaid numbers: How many people use federal health insurance in Mississippi?
As of August 2024, approximately 642,000 Mississippians relied on Medicaid and CHIP for healthcare coverage. Although Mississippi has not yet adopted Medicaid expansion, discussions about its ...
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Medicaid is vital to New York and the U.S. It must be protected | Opinion
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Opinion: Measles belongs in history books. Instead, under RFK Jr., it's killing kids Medicaid isn't a handout; it's for all of us Critics ...
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Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
In Republican Rep. David Valadao ’s central California district, 6 out of 10 people use Medicaid to pay for doctor visits and emergency room trips. And one-third of the population is covered by ...
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How would Medicaid cuts impact seniors in nursing homes?
The doom scenarios for Medicaid are bleak, and it doesn’t take much imagination to get to them — even without direct cuts to consumers. It starts with a trim to reimbursement rates ...
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Medicaid covers kids, moms and grandmoms. Now it could be on the chopping block.
Many children are on Medicaid partially because they are less likely than their parents to have access to employer-sponsored insurance, Alker told USA TODAY. Private insurance plans offered by ...