Medicaid, Tax cut and legislative agenda bill
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TOMS RIVER — As congressional Republicans in Washington debate a sweeping domestic policy bill that could result in cuts to or new restrictions for Medicaid, opposition has come from what might appear to be the most unlikeliest of places: The Ocean County Board of Commissioners.
Lawmakers bickered, protesters shouted and senators came to take in the moment as a House committee considered a critical portion of a bill to enact President Trump’s domestic agenda.
Democrats bashed Republicans for trying to sneak through Trump's tax bill that would help the rich and hurt the poor in the middle of the night.
Parents of children with disabilities able to live at home with Medicaid coverage say cuts to the program would upend their families.
While it remains to be seen what specific proposals the House and Senate will coalesce around, any changes to the Medicaid program will have an impact on access to women’s health care, including contraception.
The divide between Republicans and Democrats over the future of Medicaid was well encapsulated this week by two of Houston's congressional members during an all-night rumble that resulted in one Democrat calling U.
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MiBolsilloColombia on MSNTrump Warns GOP: Hands Off Medicaid in Tax Bill DebateIn a pivotal moment for his domestic agenda, President Donald Trump has urged Republican lawmakers to steer clear of altering Medicaid as they push forward with a significant tax cut bill.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis was the only New York City congressmember to vote in favor of the federal bill passed Thursday advancing President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, and one Democratic mayoral candidate wants to know why.
New Jersey would lose about $3.6 billion a year in federal Medicaid funding, and more than 300,000 residents would risk losing their health insurance.
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MiBolsilloColombia on MSNMedicaid cuts: A $715 billion savings at the cost of 8.6 million people?The legislative proposal in the US House of Representatives seeks to reform Medicaid, promising savings of $715 billion. However, these savings could leave 8.6 million Americans without health insurance by 2034.