Cuts to Medicaid would hurt WA’s children, poor
More than 1.8 million Washingtonians are enrolled in Medicaid. Such a cut would hit the state hard, and hurt Republican areas ...
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional ...
GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard
So far, 40 states – as well as Washington, D.C. – have participated in Medicaid expansion. The program’s growth has reduced the number of Americans without health insurance and narrowed coverage gaps ...
New Republican budget threatens Medicaid for 72 million
A new House Republican budget plan calls for $880 billion in spending cuts over the next decade. Experts say Medicaid, which ...
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Will Medicaid funding shrink? How federal budget caps could impact Wisconsin healthcare
Marilyn Holbus stood outside Congressman Bryan Steil’s Racine office on March 3, gripping a handwritten letter. Her ...
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How Medicaid cuts could affect Washington state
Also includes coverage from Medical Assistance, government assistance for low income or disability, and those with dual coverage; Map: Jacque Schrag/Axios Potential cuts to Medicaid could worsen ...
What to know about Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Democrats’ pick to respond to Trump speech
The freshman senator from a swing state will speak to Americans nationwide as Democrats wrestle with how to push back against ...
Oregon, Washington lawmakers highlight local impacts of federal cuts at Trump address
Oregon and Washington lawmakers announce their decisions to attend--or not attend--President Donald J. Trump's joint ...
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic ...
‘It was messy’: Federal workers ordered to return to offices without desks, Wi-Fi and lights
Millions of federal workers were ordered to return to offices across the country in recent weeks, marking an end to Covid-era ...
Trump's speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump arrives this week on Capitol Hill to deliver a speech to Congress, a coequal branch of ...
Pennsylvania Republicans who narrowly won their House seats feel the heat of early votes back home
Three Republicans who won in November by some of the smallest margins in all of Congress now find themselves navigating the delicate politics of a divided electorate once again, as President Trump ...