Medicaid Cuts Set to Impact All Health System Users, Providers Warn

Advocates worry Medicaid work requirements will block care for people with substance use disorders

SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota health professionals and advocates are warning that new Medicaid work requirements could disrupt care for people struggling with substance use disorders and other behavioral health problems. Angela Kennecke, CEO of the addiction-focused nonprofit Emily’s Hope, said people with a history of addiction often have criminal records. She said that means they face steep obstacles in the job market. “If you can’t get a job, yo…

Medicaid cuts set to impact all health system users, providers warn

"The cuts will be absolutely devastating to our organization's ability to provide services to our community members," said Katie Jasnieski, Swanson Center CEO.

NEW: What Tom Barrett’s Vote to Rip Away Health Care And Raise Premiums Means for MI-07 [The Gander]

Tom Barrett is facing further scrutiny for his key vote to rip away health care and raise costs for his constituents while giving tax breaks to billionaires. The Gander highlighted how 135,100 residents of MI-07 depend on Medicaid and that “at least 14,000 Medicaid enrollees are at risk of losing coverage” thanks to Barrett’s vote. What’s more, Barrett voted to raise Michiganders’ health care costs. At least 43,200 people across MI-07 who receiv…

Health care providers warn of dire impact of Medicaid cuts

Health care providers warned of dire consequences for patients, including those with commercial insurance, from Medicaid cuts enacted by Congress in what President Donald Trump refers to as his “big beautiful bill.” Their remarks came from a Medicaid roundtable held Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan at Porter-Starke Services in Valparaiso. Providers from across Northwest Indiana designated as community mental health centers or federally qualified…

Medicaid cuts could disrupt critical home care for disabled Hoosiers

Families using certain in-home care programs covered by Medicaid could see major disruptions in services in the coming years after Republican lawmakers voted to slash Medicaid spending by roughly $1 trillion over the next 10 years.

Costa visits Reedley hospital to highlight Medicaid cuts

Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) visited Adventist Health in Reedley on Monday, July 28, to call attention to Medicaid cuts brought on by the 2025-26 budget bill, coined by the Trump Administration as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Referring to the bill as “One Big-Ugly Bill,” Costa was joined by health care workers and leaders warning that the cuts have the potential to “cripple local clinics” and overwhelm emergency rooms. Costa warned that the threat…