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Jul 01

WATCH: Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill on tax and spending cuts

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matt Brown, Associated Press

The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber's version.

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Jul 01

Senate works a tense overnight session as Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matt Brown, Associated Press

Thune wants to satisfy Republicans worried the bill's reductions to Medicaid will leave millions more people without care and those in his conservative flank seeking steeper cuts to hold down deficits ballooning with the tax cuts.

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Jun 30

Watch 6:29
Who would be affected by health care cuts in Senate version of Trump’s budget bill

By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams

Recent changes to President Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut roughly $1.1 trillion in health care spending over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. It also found the bill would result in 11.8 million people…

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Jun 27

5 things to know after the Supreme Court said states can block Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding

By Geoff Mulvihill, Laura Ungar, Associated Press

Abortion opponents hail it as a victory on principle.

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Jun 26

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Supreme Court clears way for states to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Doug Adams

The Supreme Court sided with South Carolina, ruling Planned Parenthood and one of its patients could not sue over that state’s effort to deny it Medicaid funds. The 6-3 decision was split along ideological lines and paves the way for…

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Jun 26

This key provision of Trump’s big bill violates Senate rules. Here’s what to know about provider taxes

By Hannah Grabenstein

Critics of provider taxes say they’re wasteful, but experts warn that getting rid of them could have an outsize effect on medical coverage and access for millions of Americans.

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Jun 26

Supreme Court ruling allows states to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The court split 6-3 in the opinion, with the three liberal justices dissenting.

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Jun 24

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How proposed cuts to Medicaid could affect rural hospitals

By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura

Rural hospitals across the country, many already struggling to stay afloat, could face devastating consequences if proposed Medicaid cuts in the domestic spending bill become law. To help understand what’s at stake, Geoff Bennett spoke with Tim Wolters, the director…

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Jun 23

WATCH: Kennedy, Oz announce insurers’ plan to scale back prior authorizations

By Tom Murphy, Associated Press

UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health's Aetna and dozens of other insurers say they plan to reduce the scope of health care claims subject to prior authorization, standardize parts of the process and expand responses done in real time.

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Jun 17

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Republican leaders are pushing to fast-track the package by Trump's Fourth of July deadline.

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