Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
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President Trump should combine extending tax cuts with fixing Social Security
It would be good fiscal policy and probably good politicsMarketWatch - 4d -
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Cuts to Medicaid possible if Johnson's budget plan passes
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are concerned about potential cuts to Medicaid if House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget proposal is passed. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.CBS News - 3d -
Johnson rules out steepest Medicaid cut options
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Everyday Americans, not executives, will feel the pain of Medicaid cuts
These aren’t just budget cuts — they’re an assault on your health care.The Hill - 1d -
Jeffries: ‘Republicans are lying’ about Medicaid cuts
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after Republicans on Thursday over their designs for Medicaid, saying GOP leaders are deceiving Americans by claiming that no patients will lose ...The Hill - 1d -
Republicans consider major budget change to obscure deficit impact of extending Trump's tax cuts
WASHINGTON — Republicans are considering a far-reaching change to the budget process that would obscure the deficit impact of extending President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax cuts in ...NBC News - 12h -
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Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net programABC News - Feb. 18 -
What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
The math of the G.O.P.’s goals makes the move almost unavoidable.The New York Times - 2d -
How would Medicaid cuts impact seniors in nursing homes?
The safety net is already precarious, so any shifts could break the systemMarketWatch - 1d -
Jeffries warns major Medicaid cuts are coming with budget plan
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says cuts to Medicaid will emerge from the budget negotiations in Congress. CBS News' Nidia Cavazos reports as President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson ...CBS News - 1d -
This Refinery Wants to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream. Trump’s Cuts Could Kill It
A sprawling Minnesota refinery wants to make low-carbon aviation fuel mainstream—but without government support experts believe the project could be “dead in the water.”Wired - 3d -
Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics are a sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown
President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk are taking a hatchet to federal agencies, using executive power to impose spending and job cuts that have sparked a polarizing debate in ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump and Musk’s Social Security ‘chainsaw massacre’ is slashing all the wrong things
Donald Trump’s decision to apply his chainsaw to the Social Security Administration will do nothing to shore up the program’s finances — or help balance the federal budget.MarketWatch - 2h -
Bank of Korea slashes rates to lowest since August 2022 on economic worries, cuts growth forecast
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Europe must cut electricity taxes, warn Iberdrola and EDP bosses
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