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Medicaid Cuts Could Lead to Hospital Closures, Studies Show
With proposed changes to Medicaid estimated to reduce the federal support for the program by more than $700 billion, ...
What Medicaid cuts passed by U.S. House could mean for WA
About two dozen Washington state Republican lawmakers pleaded with congressional delegation to avoid cuts that would imperil Apple Health.
How Medicaid cuts from Congress could affect every Cook County resident
Experts warn the cuts could lead to longer wait times to see a doctor, patients putting off care and higher costs for ...
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Medicaid access to out-of-state children's hospitals assured for two more years
The dismal state revenue ... kids and teens covered by Medicaid can access health care services at Chicago children's hospitals. The program will, however, remain in effect for at least the ...
10 ways the Trump tax bill could affect your money
Extending the 2017 tax cuts alone could save the typical household $2,900, but the legislation also affects overtime, tips ...
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Federal Cuts to Medicaid Could End Medicaid Expansion and Affect Hospitals in Nearly Every State
In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less ...
‘Shocking’ and ‘plain cruel’: Health advocates say Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget could cripple women’s reproductive care
Newsom's budget plan for MediCal, the low-income health insurance program, would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors' pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses.
As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives
The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.
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House committees advance reconciliation text with big impacts on healthcare
Republicans in Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means have approved their portions of President Donald Trump’s “big, ...
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MassHealth warns of big coverage, funding losses
A key piece of a federal spending cut and tax relief plan that’s on the move in Washington could result in Massachusetts losing more than $1 billion annually and hundreds of thousands of Bay ...
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CMS proposes tighter guardrails on Medicaid provider taxes funding state-directed payments
This story has been updated with additional commentary. | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to ...
Health Affairs11d
Medicaid Work Requirements In Arkansas: Two-Year Impacts On Coverage, Employment, And Affordability Of Care
In June 2018 Arkansas became the first US state to implement work ... unsure whether the policy was in effect. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized ten states ...