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House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee this week unveiled a plan to cut more than $880 billion to pay for a significant portion of President Trump’s domestic agenda. After
EditionThe country's Democratic governors are sounding the alarm over a Republican plan that they say would leave millions of people withoutaccess to health care.
WASHINGTON – House Republicans plan to enact work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid, according to a proposal released late on May 11 by a key GOP-led committee.
The Medicaid portion of the House GOP’s massive domestic policy bill would result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034, and 7.6 million people going uninsured, according
House GOP plows ahead to advance key components of its bill to fund Trump’s agenda -- including taxes and Medicaid cuts -- even as they remain at odds within.
But backers like Rep. Gabe Evans say the proposal’s goal is to ensure only those who qualify for the program are using it.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to advance Republican plans to cut federal funding for Medicaid, the US health insurance program for low-income and disabled people.
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Raw Story on MSN'Taxing poor to give to the rich': Leading MAGA Republican hammers own partySen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) came down hard on his party for meddling with Medicaid and possibly requiring co-pays for Medicaid recipients seeking medical care. "It's reverse class warfare, is what it is," Hawley told CNN's Manu Raju Wednesday.