Medicaid, Republicans and House

Trump Says Medicaid Won’t Be ‘Touched.’ House Republicans Want It Cut by Hundreds of Billions.
The president’s record shows a consistent openness to Medicaid cuts, which would seem required for his big goal of extending tax cuts.
Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught
Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.
Moderate House Republicans Warn Mike Johnson Against Medicaid Cuts
Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and seven other moderate Republicans representing districts with sizable Hispanic populations warned in a letter to Johnson that they don’t want to
Medicaid becomes flashpoint in House debate over Trump budget bill
Some House Republicans are nervous about their own conference's goal of cutting $2 trillion in government spending, warning it could put key agencies on the chopping block.
Fact Check: Does Republican Budget Cut Medicaid By $880 Billion?
A prior adviser to the Biden-Harris White House has spread information online saying that the new budget resolution would slash Medicaid funding by at least $880 billion.
Trump’s vow to preserve Medicaid collides with House GOP plan for tax cuts
President Trump’s vow to keep Medicaid intact is colliding headlong into the Republicans’ strategy to extend their 2017 tax cuts, complicating the GOP effort to secure a major policy win in the early months of Trump’s second term.
Trump Endorses House Budget Plan With Medicaid Cuts
The president belatedly weighed in on whether Republicans in Congress should enact his agenda as one or two bills.
Trump Backs House GOP Bill Slashing $1 Trillion From Medicaid and Food Stamps
Republicans are cutting Medicaid “to pay for tax breaks for the richest 1 percent of Americans,” one organization noted.
Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid. What Exactly Is Medicaid, Again?
Medicaid cuts have surfaced in federal budget talks. Here's a primer on the government health insurance program.
Democrats warn of potential Medicaid cuts in House GOP budget bill
Senate Democrats are warning that a budget proposal by House Republicans could include billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid.
Hispanic House Republicans send warning shot on budget resolution
A group of eight House Republicans in the Congressional Hispanic Conference sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La ...
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Economists say the GOP budget would destroy Medicaid and "disproportionately benefit the 1%"
Baker said House Republicans could do this through a variety of methods, like raising eligibility requirements, imposing work requirements or making it so Medicaid doesn't cover specific ...
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Trump Endorsed House GOP Budget Proposal — But There Could Be A Hitch
President Donald Trump’s endorsement of House Republicans’ budget plan Wednesday could come with a qualifying condition: no ...
Trump drew the line at Social Security cuts in Republicans' proposed budget, but Medicaid is on the chopping block
Medicaid may be on the chopping block as the Trump administration prepares its budget blueprint.
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GOP Seeks to Drastically Cut Medicaid Spending — How Are Healthcare Leaders Reacting?
House Republicans introduced a proposal seeking to cut Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars. Healthcare ...
House GOP leaders double down as rival Senate GOP bill moves forward
House Republican leaders are doubling down on their one-bill plan to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, after the ...
Trump said in an interview with Elon Musk that he wouldn't touch Medicaid. Hours later he endorsed a GOP plan that could slash the program.
Donald Trump said he would "love and cherish" Medicaid. He's endorsed a House GOP proposal that would likely gut the program.
As States Mull Medicaid Work Requirements, Two Seek to Scale Back
Proposals from Georgia and Arkansas reveal the disconnect between rhetoric on Medicaid requirements and reality, advocates ...