Trump administration dismantles office that sets federal poverty guidelines
A massive crowd of New Yorkers from across the labor movement and allies march to demand the current administration to ...
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The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid
If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left ...
Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs
The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs ...
Supreme Court Weighs South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case arising from South Carolina’s attempt to deny funding to Planned ...
Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns
Senator Josh Hawley, the Missouri Republican, said on Monday that he had decided to support the nomination of Dr. Mehmet ...
Russell Vought, Trump’s Budget Chief, Wants to Cut ‘Woke’ Spending
Years before President Trump returned to the White House, his budget chief, Russell T. Vought, began mapping out a plan ...
Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes
In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on ...
Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor, is expected to face a tense confirmation hearing on Friday, with Democratic senators ...
Texas Rep. Al Green Removed For Protesting Trump’s Address
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman March 5, 2025 Green emphasized that his actions were done to protect the people of his district ...
Republican Voters Support Medicaid but Want Work Requirements, Poll Finds
As Congressional Republicans weigh major cuts to Medicaid, most voters do not want to see the public health plan’s funding ...
How Republicans plan to use ‘weird accounting’ to pass $5 trillion tax cuts
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GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor
The Republican Party won the last election in no small part because of its new appeal with working-class voters, a ...
As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could be Left With Vast Shortfalls
House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share ...
Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless ...
Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
Steve Bannon, US hospitals join GOP rebellion over Medicaid cuts
“Medicaid, you gotta be careful,” Bannon said. “Because a lot of MAGAs are on Medicaid, I’m telling you. If you ...
Republicans Support Democrat-Backed Medicaid Expansion
by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 30, 2025 Despite Governor Brian Kemp's opposition, four Republican senators in Georgia are backing a Democrat-sponsored ...
RFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid
In a tense exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a surprising lack of ...
The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee
When President Bill Clinton worked with a bipartisan Congress to enact a federal program to guarantee vaccines for poor children, ...
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