Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday that she thinks Medicaid work requirements and automation will help offset President Trump's massive immigration crackdown, which has threatened migrant farmworkers.
"There's been a lot of noise in the last few days and a lot of questions about where the president stands and his vision for farm labor," Rollins said during a news conference with Republican governors. "Ultimately, the answer on this is automation, al...
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Medicaid cuts could define midterms
Medicaid is set to become a key issue in the battle over control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections now that President Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" has passed.
Congress passed the largest Medicaid cuts in the program’s 60-year history through the GOP’s megabill right before the July 4th holiday, a $1 trillion reduction that's projected to push more than 12 million low-income individuals off their health insurance over the next decade.
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Hassett on healthcare coverage cuts: ‘Best way to get insurance is to get a job’
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the best way for people to get health insurance is to get a job while discussing the massive tax cut legislation, which dramatically upends health care, signed into law by President Trump.
During an appearance on CBS News's "Face The Nation," Hasset was asked about Americans' concerns that about 12 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO...
How Trump’s megabill will impact health care
The massive tax cut legislation passed by the House and Senate this week will dramatically upend health care in America.
The legislation, now on its way to President Trump, was never framed as a health bill, but it will mark the biggest changes to U.S. health policy since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010.
The bill's provisions will impact patients, doctors, hospitals, and insurers, as Republicans partially paid for it by cutting more than $1 trill...
Massive Medicaid cuts to fuel midterm fights
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Mayors sue over Trump administration rules restricting ObamaCare enrollment
A coalition of U.S. city mayors is suing the Trump administration over a recently finalized rule that limits enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans.
In June, the Trump administration finalized the “Marketplace Integrity and Affordability” rule, which shortens the open enrollment period for ACA plans to Nov. 1 through Dec. 15. Customers normally have until Jan. 15 to enroll. The rule also increases the maximum annual cost-sharing limitation and enacts stri...
North Carolina governor urges state delegation to vote against megabill
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) is urging the state’s congressional delegation to vote against the massive Senate-passed domestic policy bill because of the serious consequences it would have for residents.
“I urge you to press pause on this bill because of the immediate and long-term threats it poses to the health and well-being of North Carolinians and the economic stability of our state,” Stein wrote in a letter dated Wednesday.
Stein expressed conce...
Senate megabill marks biggest Medicaid cuts in history
Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed the largest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s, a move that would erode the social safety net and cause a spike in the number of uninsured Americans over the next decade.
The tax and spending bill is projected to cost more than $3 trillion during that time, but it would be partially paid for with about $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid.
Almost 12 million lower-income Americans would lose their health insurance...
GOP set to cut billions more in Medicaid
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GOP senators unveil amendment to shrink Medicaid by another $313B
Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) and several Republican allies have unveiled an amendment to President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that would reduce Medicaid spending by another $313 billion by limiting the expansion of Medicaid under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare.
The amendment would prevent new enrollees in Medicaid expansion states from receiving the 9-to-1 enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) if they are able-bodied and don’t have d...