Medicaid, Republicans and Tax Bill
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New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and shift costs to states.
For years, states have been taxing health care providers to draw down additional federal funds for their Medicaid programs.
Pa. Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, left, said he would oppose the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed by the GOP-controlled House while GOP Sen. Dave McCormick seemed poised to support it. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File) (AP Photos/J. Scott Applewhite (Fetterman) and Marc Levy (McCormick))
"Republicans just unveiled their 'big, beautiful bill,' which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans, shutter hospitals & cause premiums to skyrocket across the country.
Rebecca Gibron, CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, which covers Idaho, told the Idaho Statesman in an emailed statement that the bill “threatens to dismantle the already-fragile care infrastructure in our state.”
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Irish Star on MSNMike Johnson says throwing people off Medicaid is 'moral' in defense of Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'The House speaker was defending Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' when he claimed that throwing people off Medicaid is 'moral' during an appearance on Face the Nation on Sunday