Millions of Kids Could Lose Health Insurance and Food Assistance Under Trump’s Public Charge Rule
A new study estimates that as many as 8.3 million kids are at risk of losing their benefits.
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California May Extend Medicaid to Undocumented Immigrants. Will Trump Weaken the Plan?
This week, the state came one step closer to becoming the first to extend Medicaid to all undocumented immigrants.
Florida’s Medicaid Work Requirements Will Eliminate the Program for the Very Poor
A federal judge struck down work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky, but Republican state legislatures continue to pursue them around the country.
Viewfinder: Senator Chris Murphy Holds a Press Conference With Fellow Democratic Senators on Protecting Medicaid
United States Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) speaks during a news conference on health care on April 30th, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
The GOP Movement to Gut Medicaid Has Come to Tennessee
Tennessee has been purging people from its Medicaid rolls, while the legislature is working to promote caps on the program.
HIV Rates Are Rising Across the American South in States That Didn’t Expand Medicaid
Dramatically reducing HIV infections in the next decade will prove very difficult—and may be impossible with cuts to Medicaid or the repeal of the ACA.
The Courts Are Making It Harder to Restrict Medicaid Through Work Requirements
But the Trump administration's attacks on Medicaid are nowhere near finished.
Utah Is Ground Zero for the GOP’s Plan to Limit Medicaid Expansion Through Block Grants
A well-funded Medicaid expansion saves lives and money. Yet Utah and 14 other states are applying for work requirements in hopes of strangling the program.
Trump’s 2019 Budget Proposal Is Dangerous—and Right in Line With Republican Values
When it comes to attacking programs that help the most vulnerable Americans, Donald Trump is right in step with his predecessors and his party.
A Universal Basic Income Might Hurt Poor People More Than Help
Research finds that paying for a universal basic income would likely mean cutting welfare, food stamps, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.