The budget reconciliation bill currently being debated in the U.S. Senate may have a profound impact on North Carolina's Medicaid expansion recipients. NC Medicaid Deputy Secretary Jay Ludlam says he is mostly concerned with the bill's new work verification requirements and its proposal to freeze the provider tax.
Ahead of the final push to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," the Wisconsin senator said federal spending needs to be cut and that proposed changes to Medicaid preserve its original purpose
Millions could lose health insurance as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. "The effects could be catastrophic," one policy analyst predicts.
The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
States hold troves of sensitive personal data that were previously never shared with the federal government or across federal agencies. The Trump administration is trying to change that.
Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.
Americans across the political spectrum like Medicaid and think it should get more funding, not less, according to a new poll from health research organization KFF.
The pilot program is currently operating in three mostly rural areas in North Carolina. Two are in the eastern part of the state. The other is in mountain counties like Yancey and Avery.
GOP leaders hope to have the sweeping bill to President Trump's desk by July 4, but some Senate Republicans are speaking out about what the bill would mean for the debt and Medicaid.