Donald Trump, Bill and Medicaid
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Some would call it another perfect call.And as soon as Sen. Josh Hawley hung up the phone, the Missouri Republican rushed to social media to report on the “great talk” he just had and the promise President Trump made about the One Big Beautiful Bill,
Republicans representing Texas in Congress say proposed reforms to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are necessary to reduce “waste, fraud and abuse” of the safety net program
Their comments were an unusually public display of ambiguity towards a piece of legislation that the GOP caucus voted to advance.
Neither party is eager to talk about the impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” in this way — Democrats prefer to focus on the effect the bill will have on Americans, while Republicans have downplayed the ways in which the legislation will upend the status quo.
Catholic leaders have alternately praised and criticized various provisions in the House's version of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' package.
A research team projects that changes to public health insurance coverage may lead to upwards of 51,000 deaths a year.
Durbin On Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill: It’s A Big, Beautiful Betrayal Against American Families
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke on the Senate floor, making clear that Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill
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KFF Health News on MSNWhat Are ‘Improper’ Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?The vast majority of improper payments stem from documentation mistakes and do not fit the definition of waste, fraud, or abuse. They also typically stem from health care providers’ actions, not beneficiaries’ abuse.