During his first administration, President Trump’s top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services. Some poor and disabled Medicaid patients became eligible for benefits, including security […]
Trump Administration Lays Out Five Reasons to Back ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
The White House is pointing to five key reasons it believes lawmakers should support the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which is headlined by tax cuts. The Trump adminsitration issued a press release Friday afternoon underscoring the tax overhaul, as well as the measures to boot illegal aliens off of Medicaid, to make permanent President Donald […]
Trump budget package in danger as it hits GOP opposition
Washington — House Republicans have yet to resolve several major disputes that threaten to derail President Trump’s domestic policy bill as more conservative members and blue-state Republicans dig in on their demands. House Speaker Mike Johnson remains committed to putting the legislation, which would extend tax cuts from Mr. Trump’s first term while temporarily enacting […]
Medicaid recipient who needs 30 medications fears possible cuts
Medicaid recipient who needs 30 medications fears possible cuts – CBS News Watch CBS News Medicaid, which provides health insurance for low-income Americans, could be a target of President Trump’s budget cuts. Nikole Killion reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On […]
Medicaid recipients could face work requirements under GOP bill. Here are the details.
A massive change could soon be in the works for the 71 million Americans on Medicaid, with House Republicans unveiling new legislation on Sunday that would require many enrollees in the government health care program to prove they are either working, volunteering or in school to receive coverage. The proposal is part of an effort […]
Trump says he will order that the U.S. pay only the price other nations do for some drugs
President Trump says he’ll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, he says could bring down the costs of some medications. It is an attempt to revive a program he tried and failed to implement during his first term. The order Mr. Trump is promising will direct the U.S. Department of Health and […]
House Republicans face dilemma over Medicaid cuts as they vow to protect benefits
Washington — House Republicans are facing the difficult task of slashing $1.5 trillion — with hundreds of billions likely in Medicaid spending — to help offset the cost of President Trump’s tax cuts. House leadership has denied that Medicaid — a joint federal-state health insurance program that provides care for more than 70 million low-income […]
Seeking spending cuts, GOP lawmakers target a tax hospitals love to pay
On the eastern plains of Colorado, in a county of less than 6,000 people, Lincoln Health runs the only hospital within a 75-minute drive. The facility struggles financially, given its small size and the area’s tiny population. But for over a decade, the Hugo, Colorado-based health system has remained afloat partially thanks to a surprising […]