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Medicaid Is Safe, Johnson Assures, As House Whittles Budget Bill
As Republicans look to shave $2 trillion from a reconciliation bill, the House speaker noted savings are possible "if you eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse." Other news from Capitol Hill is about ...
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Senators Introduce Bill that would Add Work Requirements for Medicaid
Senators John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) introduced a bill last week that would require “able-bodied adults” without dependents to work or volunteer for at least 20 hours per ...
GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings
House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation ...
Republican Bill Squeezes Federal Medicaid Cash in Sanctuary States
The bill would force states to extend Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants using state funds, without relying on federal taxpayer dollars.
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What Lies Ahead For Medicaid In Budget Reconciliation?
Should Congress pursue a wide range of possible budget-cutting strategies during the budget reconciliation process, all Medicaid populations, from the youngest infants to the most vulnerable older ...
The House GOP Leadership Readies Sharp Medicaid Cuts
The House GOP Leadership is readiyng a budget resolution including spending cuts. A likely candidate is Medicaid work ...
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Despite waiver from U.S. on aid freeze, health and humanitarian groups uncertain if they can proceed
LONDON (Reuters) - Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on Wednesday if and how they could resume work after the United States issued a waiver for "life-saving ...
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Seattle Kraken put struggling goaltender Philipp Grubauer on waivers to send him to the minors
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken put goaltender Philipp Grubauer on waivers Wednesday with the purpose of sending him to the minors, and he would be assigned to the American Hockey League’s ...
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Confusion reigns for states trying to secure Medicaid dollars
The White House is aware of the Medicaid website portal outage. We have confirmed no payments have been affected — they are still being processed and sent. We expect the portal will be back ...
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States say Medicaid access cut, White House says no payments disrupted
Washington: At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause ...
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What we can VERIFY about whether the federal funding freeze affects Medicaid
Here’s what we know. A day after the original memo was issued and after multiple reports that Medicaid payment portals had been shut down in all 50 states, the White House clarified that the ...
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States report Medicaid outage amid federal funding drama
Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the White House was "aware of the Medicaid website portal outage" and said no payments were being affected at this time. "We expect the portal will be back online ...