Should Medicaid funding be cut? What new poll finds as Congress considers changes
Most Americans do not want Medicaid funding to be cut, according to a new poll, which comes as Congress is weighing changes to the program. In the latest KFF survey, the vast majority of respondents ...
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Missouri and Kansas face Medicaid cuts, report says
The Joint Economic Committee - Minority report released Thursday by Congressional Democrats projects Republican tax cut proposals could mean a one-third cut to Medicaid nationwide. Children, the ...
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Medicaid: Lifeline or Line Item? The High-Stakes Battle Over Our Healthcare Safety Net
Medicaid is the program that politicians love to fight over. Still, millions of Americans can’t afford to lose Medicaid, ...
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Non-Medicaid expansion states to be hardest hit by tax credit expiration
Project losses include 286,000 jobs, plus $34 billion in GDP and more than $2 billion in local and state tax revenues.
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Uncertainty over expected Medicaid cuts prompts rising concerns for North Dakotans
As Congress looks to make significant cuts in the health coverage in order to pay for tax cuts, families, hospitals and ...
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Kansas Earns a “C” on Oral Health for Fifth Consecutive Year
Kansas has received a grade “C” on the annual Kansas Oral Health Report Card, published by Oral Health Kansas, for the fifth ...
Some St. Louis-area Senate races already taking shape
Former state Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, is strongly considering a run for the 4th District seat, he told the Post-Dispatch. Current state Rep. Steve Butz, D-St. Louis, has already announced ...
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Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its 80,000 employees
The mass email went out to a “broad population of HHS employees,” landing in their inboxes days before agency heads are due ...
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Congress scrambles to avoid a government shutdown
The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.
Trump administration offers public health workers $25,000 buyout
The Department of Health and Human Services is offering $25,000 buyouts to some 80,000 employees as part of the Trump administration's effort to slash the federal workforce.