Paul Ryan predicts no shutdown, says GOP won’t ‘tackle’ Medicaid

January 12, 2018 News

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday that Republicans will not attach an immigration deal to a must-pass spending bill ahead of next week's deadline and predicted there would be no government shutdown.

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Kentucky becomes first U.S. state to impose Medicaid work provisos

January 12, 2018 News, topNews

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kentucky on Friday became the first U.S. state to require that Medicaid recipients work or get jobs training, after gaining federal approval for the fundamental change to the 50-year-old health insurance program for the poor.
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Kentucky Gets OK To Require Work From Medicaid Recipients

January 12, 2018 News

The move comes one day after the Trump administration said it would let states add work requirements to their Medicaid programs, which provide health coverage for people with low incomes.
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The arguments for and against Medicaid work requirements

January 12, 2018 News

The Trump administration is calling Medicaid work requirements a positive "incentive" for beneficiaries, but critics warn that they're a harmful double standard that could be illegal.

Kentucky becomes first U.S. state to implement Medicaid work requirements

January 12, 2018 News, topNews

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kentucky on Friday became the first U.S. state to receive approval from the federal government to implement work requirements in Medicaid, a fundamental change to the 50-year-old government health insurance program for the poor.
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Trump opens the door to needlessly cruel…

January 12, 2018 News

Voters who believed Donald Trump's vows to protect Medicaid are going to be disappointed.
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The High Cost Of Medical Marijuana Causes Pain In Vermont

January 12, 2018 News

Though medical marijuana is legal in most states, some patients still have a hard time affording it. The federal government won't allow states to cover medical marijuana with Medicaid dollars.
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The catch in Trump’s new Medicaid policy

January 11, 2018 "America First", medicaid, News, trump, United States

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WATCH: Sarah Sanders pushes back on conflicting Trump FISA tweets

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 News, politics

The White House press secretary took questions on the DACA debate, new work requirements for Medicaid, and the Russia investigation.

Trump administration to let states adopt Medicaid work requirements

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 News, topNews

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration told U.S. states on Thursday they can for the first time move toward imposing work or job training requirements on people as a condition for obtaining health insurance under the Medicaid government program for the poor.
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