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Citing “Dobbs” Ruling, 19 Republican AGs Sign Letter Targeting Trans Adult Care
A new GOP target is emerging: health insurance coverage for transgender adults and their essential medical needs.
Medicare Is in Desperate Need of Modernization and Expansion — Not Privatization
Monetizing Medicare and Medicaid undermines coverage for those who need it most.
Medicaid “Unwinding” Is Largest Loss of Health Coverage in US History
After the U.S. uninsured rate hit a record low in 2022, millions are now losing health coverage simultaneously.
Unveiled House GOP Budget Targets Medicaid, Food Benefits With Trillions in Cuts
It also calls for the establishment of a “bipartisan debt commission” to crack down on Social Security and Medicare.
Republicans Aim to Sneak Hundreds of Pro-Corporate Riders Into Must-Pass Bills
The sheer number of riders means that they truly run the gamut of the right-wing imagination.
Ohio Voters Reject GOP Ballot Measure Aimed at Undermining Abortion Rights Vote
Advocates will now face less hurdles as they push for a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in Ohio.
Medicaid Purge Has Affected at Least 2.1 Million People — Including Children
Most of the disenrollments have been for procedural reasons, not because people were deemed ineligible for the benefits.
Almost 7 Million People Are Predicted to Lose Medicaid Due to “Technicalities”
Of the 15 million expected to lose coverage, nearly 7 million may lose it solely due to clerical or logistical problems.
Judge Blocks FL’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Residents on Medicaid
The ban on gender-affirming care for trans Medicaid patients wasn't a “fair analysis of the evidence,” the judge said.
Health Care Advocates Celebrate Passage of Medical Debt Relief in New York
Meanwhile, a battle is brewing in the state to expand health care access to 250,000 undocumented people.