Let's Separate Medicaid Myth From Fact • Kentucky Lantern

Let's separate Medicaid myth from fact • Kentucky Lantern

A pro-Medicaid message lights up the Capitol grounds, May 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Caring Across Generations)During my 14 years in the Kentucky House of Representatives, I was deeply involved in overseeing Kentucky’s Medical Assistance Program better known as Medicaid. I co-chaired a committee that made an in-depth study of Medicaid that resulted in legislation that I sponsored to address waste, fraud an…

Michigan schools get $160M in federal Medicaid funds. Cuts would harm students - Finnoexpert

In a time of deep political division, it’s rare for management and labor to speak with one, united voice. But this moment calls for exactly that. Michigan’s congressional delegation must protect Medicaid and reject any proposals that would cut or cap this critical program. Doing so would devastate our public schools and put Michigan students at risk. Medicaid may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about education funding, b…

SOKY Indivisible protests against federal Medicaid cuts

SOKY Indivisible, a local advocacy group, held a protest outside of U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie’s office against a bill that would potentially cut over $880 billion in Medicaid.  The “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act”  would enforce cuts to Medicaid and reduce access to food provision and loan services. Rep. Guthrie is the chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees healthcare policies like Medicaid.  The bill is currently movi…