GOP Slammed Over Medicaid Cuts
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H.R. 1 prohibits Medicaid payments for one year to nonprofit organizations that provide abortions and also received at least $800,000 in federal funding in 2023.
As Republicans face criticism for slashing Medicaid, Hawley tried to shift the focus to a less-noticed part of the law that will benefit victims of nuclear waste.
Several Planned Parenthood locations posted notices alerting patients Medicaid coverage would no longer be accepted.
Tillis ultimately voted against the bill over the massive cuts to Medicaid, which he said would be “devastating” for North Carolina. Ahead of the Senate vote, Trump lashed out at Tillis and threatened to support a primary challenger against him.
As the fallout continues from the impact of the GOP's spending and tax cut plan on Medicaid, watching closely are the families that rely on the government program for life-changing care.
Republican Congressman Mark Amodei doesn't view Medicaid changes as cuts, but Nevada hospitals and health care providers say they do.
Senate Republicans have yet to finalize their version of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy proposal, but GOP lawmakers up for reelection in 2026 are bracing for the political impact of the bill’s Medicaid cuts.