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The hearing offered the public a glimpse of the Trump administration's plans for Medicaid, a federal-state health program for low-income and disabled residents.
Medicaid is under review during the Trump administration's freeze on federal grants. Republican leaders are reportedly eyeing Medicaid as a major target in their plan to cut more than $5 trillion ...
As the largest health insurance program in the country, providing health care to more than 70 million people, Medicaid is an essential pillar of our health care system. ... for low-income families ...
Significant cuts to Medicaid could be on the table next Congress as President-elect Trump and Republicans look for ways to offset tax cuts and streamline government spending. Republicans on ...
As initially passed, the ACA was designed to provide universal health care in the U.S.: those with employer-sponsored health insurance would keep their plans, those with middle-income and lacking employer-sponsored health insurance could purchase subsidized insurance via newly established health insurance marketplaces, and those with low-income would be covered by the expansion of Medicaid.
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
Repealing The Affordable Care Act Would Undo Gains For Poor Families Across America. By Jeffrey Young, Nicky Forster, Hilary Fung, Alissa Scheller and Adam Hooper. Published Thursday, February 9, 2017 11:30 AM EST. The Affordable Care Act’s chief aim is to extend coverage to people without health insurance.
Instead of receiving an open-ended amount of federal funding based on enrollees’ health care costs, states would get a set amount of money based on enrollment and that funding would grow at the ...