At a tense town hall, Democratic voter Joe Mayhew raised concerns about President Trump's budget proposal, particularly its impact on Medicaid. With mixed reactions from attendees, Republican ...

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“Going after fraud in Medicaid is politically popular and worth doing, but going after benefits is an attack on our own voters,” says a longtime Trumpworld adviser, who adds that even if it ...

Republicans are backing away from broad proposals to slash federal funding to Medicaid and inching toward a more modest approach, fearful of the political risk of cutting a program that has ...

Republican lawmakers are leaving the finishing touches on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to slash taxes for the rich and gut America’s already meager safety net for the ...

Moderate Republicans, especially those in vulnerable seats, said any cuts to Medicaid would be politically ruinous to them. Other disagreements remain over state and local taxes, with Republicans ...

"This is a desperate political stunt, plain and simple. The truth is that Congressman Lawler has been very clear on this: he will vote to protect and strengthen Medicaid for those who rely on this ...

Congress has an opportunity to reform Medicaid, the nation’s third-largest, and most flawed, entitlement program. Done right, reform could protect the vulnerable, promote private coverage and ...

The political stakes for curbing Medicaid benefits are high for Republicans, prompting Trump to urge lawmakers not to touch the program. A California state assessment found that the GOP bill could ...

But downsizing federal Medicaid spending could be a dilemma for state budget writers and a political landmine for statewide candidates. Those candidates will include Biggs, R-Arizona ...