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Axelrod: Ernst response to Medicaid remarks ‘insensitive,’ ‘politically stupid’
Sen. Joni Ernst faced backlash for her sarcastic apology video after making insensitive remarks about Medicaid cuts and death ...
A look at Republicans’ political playbook on Medicaid
In today’s edition … MAGA and progressives come together on drug prices … Republicans hit another roadblock in their colossal budget bill.
GOP fires back at DNC's 'political stunt' targeting 'vulnerable' Republicans over Medicaid fight
The DNC announced a new pressure campaign targeting Republican Reps. Tom Barrett of Michigan, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Mike Lawler of New York and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.
Joni Ernst’s ‘Well, we all are going to die,’ and the GOP’s flippant defenses of Trump’s agenda
One of the reasons politicians don’t often engage in massive overhauls of the American economy is that it’s very difficult to ...
‘Don’t f--k around with Medicaid’: Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition
President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to end the quarrelling among various GOP factions and move his domestic-policy megabill ...
Senate Democrats preview Medicaid messaging in new ad
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee rolled out a new ad hitting Senate Republicans over President Trump’s ...
The History of California’s Medicaid Program Exposes the Dangers of Slashing Funding
There is broad consensus among economists and public health experts that large cuts to Medicaid—which House hardliners seem ...
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Proposed cuts to Medicaid stoke political activism, town hall at SVSU
(WNEM) - The threat in Washington to potentially cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid is stoking grassroots political activism ... hall at SVSU was a response to looming federal ...
Modern Healthcare1mon
States reconsider Medicaid expansion 'trigger laws' as cuts loom
In North Carolina, implementing a Medicaid trigger law was part of the delicate political compromise to expand Medicaid, said North Carolina Healthcare Association President and CEO Josh Dobson.
AZ Central24d
Proposed Medicaid cut Rep. Andy Biggs supports could give him a political headache
But downsizing federal Medicaid spending could be a dilemma for state budget writers and a political landmine for statewide candidates. Those candidates will include Biggs, R-Arizona ...
In bizarre cemetery video, Joni Ernst leans into ‘we are all going to die’ message
The Republican senator sparked a controversy with her rhetoric about her party's proposed Medicaid cuts. A follow-up video ...