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The Affordable Care Act expanded access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage for millions of people and has driven the uninsured rate to record lows. Yet, more than 1.5 million uninsured adults are stuck in the Medicaid “coverage gap,
It's markup week in the House for the 'one big, beautiful bill.' Lawmakers will debate significant programmatic changes to Medicaid as advocacy groups push back on Republicans' plans.
House Republicans unveiled sweeping changes to Medicaid on Sunday evening, including provisions to defund Planned Parenthood and bar taxpayer dollars
House Republicans have unveiled legislation that would mandate certain Medicaid recipients complete 80 hours per month of "community engagement"—including work, education, job training or volunteering—to retain their benefits, reviving a long-standing GOP goal actively promoted during President Donald Trump 's first term.
The fuzzy math and Republican factional divisions on key provisions, like SALT and Medicaid, keep getting more difficult.
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The Missouri Republican's support is crucial but contingent on preserving Medicaid, and he wants to first see what House Republicans can muster through their thin majority.
The Social Security and Medicare Fair Share Act proposes targeting payroll tax loopholes for high-income earners.
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Audacy on MSNMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley says cutting Medicaid to pay for tax breaks would be "morally wrong" and "politically suicidal"One Republican, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, warned his colleagues in an op-ed Monday that cutting health care to pay for tax breaks would be “morally wrong and politically suicidal.”