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Trump’s Post-Midterm Plans: Cut Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid
Protecting the safety net will be a top priority for many voters in the upcoming election.
Trump’s Horrifying Medicaid Pick Was Hired to Dismantle the Program
As Maine's health commissioner, Mary Mayhew was instrumental in helping block Medicaid expansion there.
Hepatitis C Patients Are Being Forced Into Underground Buyers’ Clubs
Access to medication and treatment is a huge issue for hepatitis patients in the United States.
Congress Reluctant to Pass Civil Rights Bill for People With Disabilities
Activists say, “I'd rather go to jail than die in a nursing home.”
Trump Administration Targets Immigrants Using Food Stamps and Medicaid
A new regulation would make it extremely difficult for many immigrants to come to the US and receive green cards.
Legal Advocates Widen Efforts to Stop Trump’s War on Medicaid
Trump is trying to unilaterally change Medicaid using executive power he does not have, say advocates.
Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues
Medicaid home care aides are the latest targets in the power struggle between conservatives and labor organizers.
An Unhappy Birthday for Medicare and Medicaid
As the iconic health programs turn 53, the GOP is advancing plans to privatize one and gut the other.
Kentucky Governor Retaliates Against Poor After Court Rejects Medicaid Changes
Governor Bevin is using his state's most vulnerable population as pawns in an act of revenge and political spectacle.
Most Medicaid Enrollees Who Can Work Already Do. They Just Aren’t Paid Enough.
Employed Medicaid recipients tend to work jobs with few benefits, which is why they need Medicaid.