Trump Tax Bill Progresses, But GOP Disquiet Over Medicaid Persists

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Medicaid’s original purpose was to be a safety net for people who could not adequately provide themselves with healthcare. The federal government matched funds from states to ensure eligible residents could get hospital care and physician visits. The partnership sought to strengthen state-led efforts to cover poor people who could not afford private insurance. This idea of Medicaid being a lifeline for the poorest members of society persists in …

NH Dems Hit Panic Button Over Medicaid Reforms, but Numbers Tell Different Story

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Trump Tax Bill Progresses, But GOP Disquiet Over Medicaid Persists

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, politics and health care reporter Rachel Cohrs Zhang analyzes the ramifications of what President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will do to Medicaid and its recipients. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.