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May 13

WATCH: Secretary RFK Jr. testifies on staffing cuts, funding freezes and HHS policy changes

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Kennedy described his downsizing of the sprawling $1.7 trillion-a-year agency — from 82,000 workers to 62,000 — as necessary cost-cutting measures that have reduced redundancies.

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May 13

WATCH: Jeffries holds briefing as House committees discuss budget bill plans

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump's big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs used by millions of…

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May 12

House Republicans have unveiled proposed Medicaid cuts. Democrats say millions will lose coverage

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Republicans insist they're rooting out "waste, fraud and abuse" to generate health care savings.

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May 07

Watch 6:26
Rep. Chip Roy says GOP leaders need to ‘show us the math’ in tax cut, Medicaid talks

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

President Trump’s agenda is facing a major test in Congress. To help fund tax cuts, some Republicans support significant cuts to Medicaid. A Congressional Budget Office analysis found the proposal would mean 5.5 million fewer people on Medicaid and about…

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Apr 28

Watch 10:19
People with disabilities explain how Medicaid cuts could impact their lives

By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran

Congress is back in D.C. with plans to move forward on a budget framework that could include cuts to Medicaid. About one in three people with disabilities is enrolled in the program which helps them access health care and live…

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Apr 13

1 in 5 Americans are on Medicaid. Some enrollees have no idea

By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline

Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don’t realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink.

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Mar 25

A closer look at who relies on Medicaid

By Hannah Grabenstein

According to health policy experts, there may not be a way to fund the tax cuts proposed by House Republicans without cutting Medicaid.

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Mar 06

WATCH: House censures Rep. Al Green for disruption during Trump speech

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The resolution against Green was approved in a mostly party-line vote of 224-198. Ten Democrats voted for it; no Republicans voted against it.

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Mar 04

WATCH: Rep. Al Green says removal from Trump’s address ‘worth it’ to stand up for Medicaid

By Erica R. Hendry

Shortly after Trump began to speak Tuesday night, Rep. Al Green started to yell from his seat.

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Feb 18

Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars

By Amanda Seitz, Andrew DeMillo, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Over the next decade, Republican lawmakers could try to siphon billions of dollars from the nearly-free health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans.

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