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Of all the finger-pointing and recriminations that come with the current federal government shutdown, one of the most striking elements is that the Trump administration blames it on Democratic support for granting taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage to undocumented immigrants. The White House has called out California specifically, saying the state exploits a legal “loophole” to pay for that coverage with federal …

Your Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage won’t vanish during the government shutdown, but changes to some benefits and fewer government workers to help could still disrupt care for millions. At the heart of the shutdown fight is whether Republican leaders accept a demand from Democrats to extend Obamacare subsidies before they expire at the end of the year …

It was the middle of the night on April 2, 2024, when Teela Banister went into labor. She and her husband raced out the door of their rural home on the outskirts of Baker City in eastern Oregon, hoping to make the hour-long journey to a hospital before she delivered their daughter. They could not go to the hospital just …

As Shutdown Looms, Democrats Outline Spending Demands on Medicaid and Obamacare  The New York Times GOP defections sink effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar  Politico Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown  AP News Republicans propose $88m in security for lawmakers after Charlie Kirk killing  The Guardian Democrats say shutdown necessary to send ‘message’ to Trump  The Hill Source link

Teela Banister holds her 18-month old daughter Lakelynn, at their rural home in Baker City, Ore. Baker City’s maternity ward closed in 2023, so when Bannister went into labor, she and her husband had to drive an hour to a hospital. Lakelynn was born on the drive. Kyle Green / InvestigateWest It was the middle of the night on April …

Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday he will reverse the state’s plans to increase reimbursement rates for health care providers who see Medicaid recipients to help address a roughly $750 million hole in the state budget caused by the Republican federal tax and spending bill.  That will save the state about $38 million by forgoing a planned 1.6% rate hike. That’s the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first handed over the personal data on millions of Medicaid enrollees in a handful of states in June. After an …

Proponent of Medicaid cuts set to brief House Republicans as they plot another megabill  Politico ‘Big, Beautiful Bill 2.0’ Underway? House GOP Enthusiastic, Senate GOP Hesitant: Report  Benzinga GOP senators want nothing to do with Mike Johnson’s latest plan: report  rawstory.com GOP senators warn proposed Republican megabill might do more ‘damage’ than good  Irish Star House GOP Leadership Considering Second Megabill  Meridian Magazine Source link

Amr Bo Shanab/Getty Images With the passage of the big Republican tax and spending bill, the federal government is poised to reduce support for Medicaid and the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that these cuts could cause 10 million Americans to lose health insurance by 2034. Lawmakers have justified these cuts as …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is trying to use her recent positive relationship with President Donald Trump to get some breaks for her state — on both tariffs and Medicaid changes. Whitmer met with Trump at the White House on Tuesday, where she laid out the negative impacts that tariffs would have on Michigan’s substantial auto …