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Medicaid

A Legal Battle Is Mounting Against the GOP’s Attack on Medicaid
The attack is deeper than forced work requirements.

Medicaid Work Requirements Could Cost the Government More in the Long Run
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin wasted no time with imposing new Medicaid restrictions.

We Must Stop Framing Programs Like Medicaid in Republican Terms if We Are to Save Them
We must view Medicaid with a progressive, not a racist eye.

Trump Launches Attack on Medicaid by Pushing Work Requirements
This is just the latest in the GOP's relentless assault on Medicaid.

Some States Roll Back “Retroactive Medicaid,” a Buffer for the Poor and for Hospitals
A growing number of states are rescinding this benefit known as “retroactive eligibility.”

Trump’s Medicaid Chief Endorses Work Requirement Schemes
States that want to force work requirements for Medicaid recipients an ally in the Trump administration.

Fifty-One GOP Senators Just Voted to Cut $1.5 Trillion From Medicare and Medicaid to Give Super-Rich and Corporations a Tax Cut
The Republican budget, declared Sen. Sanders after its passage, “is not a bad bill. It's a horrific bill.”

Want More Americans to Work? Give Them Medicaid
The GOP would severely cut safety-net programs in their budget.

Graham-Cassidy: A Moral Outrage That Could End Coverage for 32 Million
The Senate is moving quickly to pass the Graham-Cassidy bill.

To Insure More Poor Children, It Helps if Parents Are on Medicaid
When Medicaid eligibility is extended to their parents, children benefit.