Republicans lock horns over Medicaid proposal
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Three key panels are addressing some of the thorniest issues poised to make or break the Republicans' massive bill for Trump's agenda.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed he wouldn't allow Medicaid to be cut, but House Republicans' bill to fund his agenda aims to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the program that provides health care for poor, elderly and disabled Americans.
Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.
Republican lawmakers are calling for work requirements, stricter eligibility verification and some co-pays.
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New legislation will mandate 80 hours of verified community engagement per month for able-bodied Medicaid recipients aged 19 to 55.
The Energy and Commerce Committee pulled an all-nighter debating the potential impacts of Republican proposals to change Medicaid, part of the GOP’s domestic policy megabill.
House Republicans have unveiled planned medicaid cuts. Children rely more on Medicaid and CHIP, Older Americans get more from Social Security.
The health cuts would save $715 billion but leave 8.6 million more people without coverage nationwide, the Congressional Budget Office said. How would it affect NC?