As Potential Medicaid Cuts Loom, Health Care Leaders Sound the Alarm, Including for the Quad-Cities

Group "sounds the alarm" over GOP plan that'd impact Medicaid

Nursing home caregivers, providers and health care advocates gathered at Langhorne Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center in Langhorne Manor Borough on May 15 to oppose any cuts to Medicaid.

As potential Medicaid cuts loom, health care leaders sound the alarm, including for the Quad-Cities

Leaders from the Catholic Health Association of the United States held a virtual briefing on the potential impacts of proposed congressional cuts to federal Medicaid funding Tuesday morning.

Catholic health care leaders sound alarm on proposed Medicaid cuts

“These proposed changes threaten access to care for millions of Americans, particularly those in underserved areas, where our member systems work every day to provide quality, compassionate care.”

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