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Top NC lawmakers weigh Medicaid cuts and budget strains from Big Beautiful Bill
The state likely won't fully meet new Medicaid funding demands, indicating cuts to Medicaid services could follow, lawmakers told The N&O.
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
This summer, President Donald Trump has begun to chisel back Medicaid and food stamps. On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B.
Economists brief Vt. lawmakers on impact of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on state’s budget
President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is set to cause Vermont to lose upwards of $133-million in Medicaid funding over the next seven years, according to state officials.
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump's tax cuts law chisels away at it
Americans broadly support increasing or maintaining funding for safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicare, a poll shows.
Medicare and Medicaid turn 60, weeks after Trump-approved cuts and changes
Wednesday marks 60 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. This anniversary comes just weeks after Congress passed major changes and cuts to both programs. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent digs into the history.
Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 as Trump policies bring major changes
As Medicare and Medicaid turn 60, new Trump-era policies like the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' reshape U.S. healthcare, with major impacts ahead.

The 2026 campaign has already kicked off, with ads focused on Medicaid, Trump tax cuts

By Helen Coster and James Oliphant NEW YORK (Reuters) -Residents of Columbus, Indiana awoke last week to a yellow billboard ...

Talk about no taxes on tips, less about Medicaid cuts: How GOP is trying to sell Trump’s landmark law

The White House just spent six months jamming a massive legislative package through Congress with almost no margin for error.

Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress?

Justice voted for the megabill last week, despite his concerns over some of its Medicaid provisions — and after warning ...
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Nunn, Miller-Meeks walk a tightrope with letter opposing Senate's deeper Medicaid cuts

The two Republicans voted for Medicaid cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill" but signed onto a letter opposing the Senate’s ...
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Medicaid cuts could have big consequences for rural hospitals

Analysts say changes to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s massive tax cut and spending bill could mean big trouble for ...

Three reasons why Republicans cut Medicaid

The politics of the party have shifted, with more of the GOP base reliant on welfare programs. But policy hasn’t followed.
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General Assembly “mini budget” carves chunks out of health and human services spending

Lawmakers came back to Raleigh where they passed a stripped down budget that begins to take into account deep federal cuts to HHS spending.

NC General Assembly passes mini-budget while lawmakers debate on full budget

The General Assembly has passed a so-called mini-budget. The mini-budget includes state government funding to prepare for fall classes, cover Medicaid expenses and continue construction projects. But ...
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‘Perfect storm’ coming for WA amid federal health-care cuts, authorities warn

At least 80,000 people in Washington will likely be priced out of their coverage beginning in January, the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee heard during an update on recent federal ...