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GOP wants people up to age 64 to work for food stamps and Medicaid. Some experts say it won't work.
The GOP's "big beautiful bill" would require people up to age 64 to certify they're working to get aid. Here's what the ...
California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid data
California's two U.S. senators demanded on Wednesday that the Trump administration stop using personal data of millions of ...
Why federal Medicaid cuts would cost 13,000 Kansans their health care coverage
Federal lawmakers are considering cutting billions from Medicaid. That could lead to an increase in hospital closures and ...
Medicaid work requirements pose huge challenges for states
Bill requires “healthy” adults between the ages of 19 and 64 years to prove they had worked at least 80 hours in the month ...
Hospitals save lives. Now here’s how they can save Medicaid and Medicare.
In addition to Medicaid cuts, even Medicare cuts are on the table as Congress debates the healthcare spending provisions in ...
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Looming Changes to Medicaid Could Hurt These Older Americans. Here’s How
We were raised to take care of family.”    Since becoming unemployed, Fertitta has relied on Medicaid for health care. The ...
Republicans out of step with voters on Medicaid funding
While Republican lawmakers have pushed for federal spending cuts to major safety net programs, like Medicaid and SNAP, new ...