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The Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid, surpassed its target of finding $880 billion in savings to help pay for legislation to extend President Trump’s tax cuts
A nonpartisan analysis said millions of Americans could lose Medicaid coverage under different Republican proposals to cut spending
Three key panels are set to address some of the thorniest issues poised to make or break the Republicans' massive bill for Trump's agenda.
Police arrested more than two dozen people after activists protesting cuts to Medicaid interrupted the House Energy and Commerce Committee as it began consideration of legislation to change the
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.
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But the CBO analysis found that some of the cuts being proposed would result in around 5.5 million Medicaid recipients losing their benefits — roughly 1 in every 13 individuals who benefit from the program. Of that total, around half would be left without any option for health care coverage after losing access to Medicaid, the CBO report found.
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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,