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Hakeem Jeffries calls Elon Musk's attacks on Trump-backed budget bill "the stone-cold reality"
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sided with Elon Musk in a CBS News interview, after the billionaire called President ...
Flat income tax, property tax changes and Medicaid cuts dominate Ohio Senate budget plan
The plan would move Ohio to a flat 2.75% tax starting in 2026. Currently, Ohio taxes people who earn $26,051 to $100,000 at 2 ...
Republican Budget Bill Could Change Medicaid for 7 Million
The House-approved budget bill includes proposals for significant spending cuts to Medicaid and new work requirements.
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What’s an ‘improper’ Medicaid payment, and is it as high as a Trump official said?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported in 2024 that Medicaid’s improper payment rate over the previous three years was less than 5.1%. A health policy analyst who worked for the White ...
Iowa congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott warns of impact of potential Medicaid cuts
Changes to Medicaid in the federal budget bill could lead to nearly 24,000 Iowans losing coverage, according to local ...
Democratic mayor's budget would remove 25,000 people from Medicaid
Budget would update eligibility requirements for Medicaid in Washington, D.C., and lead to tens of thousands being kicked off ...
Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill
It would impose work requirements for low-income adults to receive Medicaid health insurance and increase them for food ...
Time and voters will determine who is right in current Medicaid fight
Over a year from the 2026 midterms, it's too soon to say if Medicaid changes will prove politically popular or hurt ...