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Community-Based Violence Reduction Efforts Could Be Casualties of GOP Budget
The GOP budget’s cuts to Medicaid threaten to decimate 59 trauma recovery centers in 15 states.
As We Defend Medicaid, We Can’t Lose Sight of the End Goal: Free, Universal Care
While the GOP slashes health care funding at the federal level, some state governors are following suit.
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Lead to 51,000 Preventable Deaths Each Year
Annual cuts to Medicaid would average $70 billion — roughly the same amount the wealthy will save in tax cuts.
Mothers of Imprisoned Sons Struggle Emotionally and Financially With No Support
Right now in the US, more than a million mothers are pouring energy and money into trying to care for incarcerated sons.
Canada Sees Record Numbers of US Doctors Crossing the Border
In the months since Trump was reelected, US doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada.
Trump Admin Wants to Deport 4-Year-Old Who May Die If She Loses Medical Care
The family received a letter last month stating that their legal status had been terminated.
Proposed Budget Bill Boasts Historic Medicaid Cuts. Some Republicans Want More.
GOP hardliners are reportedly pursuing an end to states' Medicaid expansions and an earlier start to work requirements.
Sanders Warns Trump’s $13.5 Billion Funding Cuts Will Imperil Public Health
“Trump's war on science is an attack against anyone who has ever loved someone with cancer,” the Vermont senator said.
House Republicans Unveil Legislation to Kick Millions Off Medicaid
The bill text is a section of the budget reconciliation package that the GOP hopes to complete as soon as Memorial Day.
Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump and DOGE Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care
Congress mandates expanded care for veterans, but tests of treatments for cancer, opioid addiction, and more are at risk.