The Trump administration is poised to misuse its legal authority in an effort to cull people from the Medicaid rolls.
Medicaid
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Kentucky Sends an Ominous Signal About The Future of Medicaid
The Bluegrass State aims to become the first state to implement Medicaid work requirements. But it’s not the only one moving in that direction.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Medicaid Is the Future of American Health Insurance — If It Can Survive the Next Two Weeks
More than ever, there’s a desire in the public for simple, secure, affordable health coverage.
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By Blocking Medicaid, Brownback Shows There is No Limit to His Trickle-Down Folly
The Kansas governor—our Trickle Downer of the Week—vetoed Medicaid expansion legislation, capping his tenure with one more outburst of cruelty.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Taking a Scalpel to Medicaid
Republican claims of their bill’s great flexibility for the states are a sham cover for disabling cuts.
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The Republicans’ $370 Billion Cut to Medicaid
Ryan’s ACA replacement relies on a venerable GOP scam—shifting to block grants—to cut off health-care coverage for millions of Americans.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Amid ACA Debate, Maine Inches Closer to Expanding Medicaid
If state lawmakers fail to act, Mainers will vote in November on whether to expand coverage for low-income people.
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How the GOP’s Medicaid Politics Are Hurting Rural Southerners: An Index of Harm
Republican governors, empowered by the Supreme Court, have refused federal funds for the expansion of the program that provides health care to low-income people and the poor. Here’s the human cost.