Trump issues executive orders to declassify assassination files on the Kennedys, MLK Jr.
The attorneys general of 11 states issued a stark warning to the Trump administration today, saying they will not allow the federal government to employ state
‘Confused medicare and medicaid’: Doctor shares concerns on RFK Jr.
Today is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports and Andrea Mitchell speaks with Dr. Kavita Patel about her concerns about his nomination.
What we can VERIFY about whether the federal funding freeze affects Medicaid
The White House confirmed the website for Medicaid payments was down a day after announcing a pause on federal grants and loans.
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Medicaid Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Jeopardize State Budgets, Health Care Access, and Public Health
Proposals to cap federal Medicaid funding would put millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage or experiencing cuts to benefits and force states to make difficult budget decisions.
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RELEASE: Medicaid Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Jeopardize State Budgets, Health Care Access, and Public Health
Block grants and per capita caps would strain state budgets. Medicaid is the largest source of federal funding for state budgets, accounting for 56 percent of total federal funding allocated to states in 2024.
Neighbors have questions following Medicaid portal outage
President Trump on Monday fired all three Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), bringing much of its work to a standstill. The move guts a board designed to ensure the government’s work to fight terrorism is balanced with protections for civil liberties. The White House informed the three Democrats on the…
White House offers reassurance on federal funding pause after reports of Medicaid disruption
The White House has sought to clarify whether the Medicaid programme has been affected by a freeze on federal aid, after reimbursement portals went down in all 50 states on Tuesday (28 January).REUTER
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Democratic Senators had harsh words for RFK Jr. at his confirmation hearing
RFK Jr. faced fierce questioning about vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to be HHS Secretary.
The Latest: Trump wants to send immigrants who are in the US illegally to Guantanamo Bay
Robert F. Kennedy Jr's confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.
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The Medicaid Look Back Period Can Delay Nursing Home Coverage
About 1.4 million Americans live in nursing homes, but how do they pay for it? The majority—nearly two-thirds of all nursing home residents—rely on Medicaid to foot the bill. But getting approved for Medicaid can be tricky, especially when it comes to ...
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Roaming Charges: Manifest Destiny’s Child
There was a messianic fervor in Trump’s Second Inaugural speech that wasn’t evident eight years ago. As dark as the 2016 American Carnage diatribe was, there was still the sense that Trump was a salesman pitching a vision he didn’t quite believe in but thought he needed to sell in order to legitimize himself to his own ragged ranks of followers.
Live updates: Trump wants to send immigrants who are in the US illegally to Guantanamo Bay
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and will be held Thursday before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee.