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Hawley warns GOP Medicaid cuts are ‘morally wrong and politically suicidal’
- Senator Josh Hawley warned on January 28 against GOP proposals cutting more than $800 billion from Medicaid and health care on Capitol Hill.
- These cuts are part of a Republican budget plan aimed to support President Trump's tax agenda, but Hawley and others express concerns over their scale and impact.
- The current proposal, described as a compromise, includes work requirements and income verifications while risking coverage loss for an estimated 8.6 million people.
- Hawley declared in a New York Times op-ed that cutting Medicaid funding would be "morally wrong and politically suicidal" and noted about one million Missourians depend on the program.
- Hawley's opposition highlights Republican internal divisions and suggests potential challenges in passing the budget amid debates over the party’s identity and voter support.
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NC House budget reduces HHS positions, tweaks Medicaid funding
By Grace Vitaglione The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a budget plan on May 22 for the next two fiscal years that would cut some vacant positions in the health department, loosen child care regulations and eliminate Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic, for weight loss. The House’s budget plan came about a month after the N.C. Senate released theirs. Both the House and Senate spending plans increase rates for chil…
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