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I was a social worker and I'm a mom. Medicaid is a lifeline worth fighting for. | Opinion
A bunch of legislators in Washington, most of whom have never had to rely on Medicaid themselves, are choosing to make ...
Are 4.8 million people on Medicaid ‘cheating the system’?
House Speaker Mike Johnson relies on a Congressional Budget Office estimate for this claim, but the agency didn’t frame it ...
Washington facility for low-income seniors, disabled people closing because of insufficient Medicaid funding
Full Life management said they are working with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to make the ...
Medicaid cost-cutting measures passed by House to be scrutinized by GOP senators as they take up Trump agenda
Senate Republicans say they intend to change the House-passed bill, and some pointed to changes to Medicaid as a possible red ...
Opinion
There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill
The notion that people who get government benefits should prove that they deserve them, ideally through paid labor, is now centuries old. This conviction underlay the Victorian workhouses in ...
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WA Democrats: GOP Medicaid cuts would gut $2B, threaten coverage for 274K
Senator Patty Murray warns that nearly 274,000 Washington residents could lose healthcare if proposed federal Medicaid cuts ...
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Food stamp overhaul could pass as much as $812 million in costs to Georgia
Republicans in Congress want to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, by $300 billion, which would affect 700,000 families in Georgia.
Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill
If passed as written, people would need jobs to qualify for Medicaid health insurance and SNAP, or food stamps.