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Medicaid funding cuts may impact nursing home residents and elder care services nationwide. MARIETTA, Ga. — Traversing the halls of his nursing home in a wheelchair, Owen Allen listened to a visiting guitarist play “Sweet Caroline,” then chipped away at a thousand-piece puzzle in the sunroom.
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'Everybody is at risk': How Trump's possible Medicaid cuts could impact IllinoisPresident Trump’s proposed budget only calls for one and a half trillion in spending cuts, and more than half of that could come from Medicaid, which provides insurance for some 70 million low-income Americans.
Republican leaders are considering drastic cuts to Medicaid funding. The cuts could have a significant impact on low-income households, older adults, children, and people with mental health disorders.
Some providers may need to reduce services, lay off staff or close their doors if Congress enacts major cuts to the safety-net insurance program, experts say.
Health care providers at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting warned that cuts to Medicaid could force hospitals to close.
Michigan officials have calculated the risk of potential federal Medicaid cuts, finding one proposal could nix coverage for 500,000 residents.
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Gov. Whitmer issued an Executive Directive, ordering MDHHS to identify the potential impact that the proposed cuts to Medicaid would have on Michiganders' health.
Texas hospitals are facing a freeze in billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding under a budget proposal introduced by House Republican leaders Sunday.
Virginia lawmakers are weighing the impact of federal budget cuts and policies on the commonwealth. The House Emergency Committee on the Impacts of Federal Workforce and Funding Reductions met in Wytheville on Monday to hear from representatives of sectors that could be most impacted.