Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump's ...
Albert Lea Tribune1d
Letter: Many would be hurt by cuts to Medicaid
Recently the Trump administration proposed a one-third cut to Medicaid. This would be disastrous for everyone in southern ...
MTPR1d
State Senate rejects Medicaid expansion rollback bill
The Montana Senate Tuesday voted down a bill that would phase out Montana’s Medicaid expansion program. The bill would have ...
Independent Record1d
MT Medicaid expansion phase-out bill fails, suggesting bipartisan momentum behind renewal
A GOP bill to gradually phase out Medicaid expansion failed in the Senate on Tuesday, earning opposition from 12 Republicans.
KTTC5d
Disability advocates express concern over proposed Walz budget cuts
On January 16, Walz rolled out the budget which included cutting the statewide sales tax by .075%. The plan would also close ...
Minnesotans with disabilities say proposed budget cuts would ‘bring us backward’
Sumukha Terakanambi’s disability services waiver paid for the lift the Lakeville resident uses to get out of bed and the care ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities8d
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Put 36 Million People at Risk of Losing Health Coverage
Unlike other states that added work requirements for existing enrollees, Georgia included work requirements as part of a waiver program to provide Medicaid to a new group of applicants [12] with low ...
Hoodline10d
Minnesota DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead Steps Down Amidst Agency Reorganization and Budget Proposals
Minnesota DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead steps down; Governor Walz praises her work, including contributing to the DHS split ...
MPR News14d
Proposed trims to Minnesota’s disability waiver program concern people reliant on services
In his new budget, Gov. Tim Walz recommends restraining growth in the state’s disability waiver program — one of the best ...
KSTP-TV14d
Seattle Kraken put struggling goaltender Philipp Grubauer on waivers to send him to the minors
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken have put goaltender Philipp Grubauer on waivers with the purpose of sending him to the minors. Grubauer would be assigned to the American Hockey League’s ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle15d
Two Republican Medicaid expansion bills advance, one from Democrats is tabled
HELENA — Medicaid expansion saves lives and saves money, proponents said — an estimated $27 million the last biennium, according to Rep. Ed Buttrey, sponsoring one bill to continue the program.