Medicaid, Spending Bill
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Experts at the University of California, Riverside, weigh in on what impact these cuts could have. Bruce Link is a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology; Richard Carpiano is a professor of public policy; and Sanya Dhama is a first-year medical student.
The bill includes more than $140 billion in spending on the Trump administration's plan to crack down on illegal immigration. That includes $50 billion for completing the wall on the southern border, $45 billion for detention centers, $8 billion to hire more immigration officers, and $14 billion for deportations.
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Evidence shows that the rules have little effect on employment, but do cause eligible people to lose benefits they rely on.
About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services such as housing and nutritional support.
Those warnings escalated last week when House Republicans released a budget proposal calling for an estimated $715 billion in cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs over 10 years. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is poised to rule on a case that challenges the ACA's mandate for insurers to cover certain preventive services free of charge.
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House Republicans push forward deep Medicaid cuts in new tax and spending bill amid bipartisan concerns. Here's what that means for people.
Flash forward, and Liam’s mom, Jenny, is in a similar predicament, as Congress weighs Medicaid cuts as part of the effort to slash spending in the sweeping policy package Republicans are pushing. With an assist from Warren’s office, Liam cut a new video from the same spot on his family’s front porch.
As the federal budget winds its way through the halls of Congress, Texas children's hospitals are bracing for potentially devastating effects on their finances and their ability to serve patients, said Stacy Wilson,
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