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https://www.prb.org/resource/medicaid-cuts-could-push-vulnerable-older-adults-into-nursing-homes/
Medicaid Cuts Could Push Vulnerable Older Adults Into Nursing Homes - Population Reference Bureau
Mar 27, 2026 - Medicaid cuts enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.
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https://theappeal.org/ice-raids-medicaid-cuts-caregivers-patients-risk/
ICE Raids and Medicaid Cuts Put Both Caregivers and Their Patients at Risk - The Appeal
Mar 25, 2026 - ICE raids and cutbacks to personal care services are leaving seniors and disabled adults scrambling for in-home aid.
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https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-medicaid-cuts-trump-congress-320d81927079712b3e802d4e93d9f73e
FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts | AP News
Apr 23, 2026 - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been disputing claims of Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump's 2025 tax and spending law.
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https://www.citizen.org/news/trumps-medicaid-cuts-threaten-hundreds-of-hospitals-with-closure/
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Threaten Hundreds of Hospitals with Closure - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 450 hospitals face a high risk of closing or reducing services due to more than $900…
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https://www.modernhealthcare.com:443/politics-regulation/mh-medicaid-iowa-health-insurance-tax/
Medicaid cuts push Iowa to increase health insurance taxes - Modern Healthcare
Apr 1, 2026 - States are scrambling to raise money for Medicaid with new federal restrictions about to take effect.
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https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-medicaid-cuts-are-threatening-to-shutter-hospitals-across-the-us/
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Are Threatening to Shutter Hospitals Across the US | Truthout
Mar 31, 2026 - The GOP is reportedly considering kicking hundreds of thousands more off Medicaid to fund Trump’s illegal war on Iran.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/doula-care-indigenous-health-medicaid-cuts-montana-tribe/
This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit - KFF Health...
Apr 8, 2026 - Montana was on track to start reimbursing doulas, who support new and expectant parents, through Medicaid this year. But state officials halted that plan amid...
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https://healthlaw.org/fighting-medicaid-cuts/
Our Cases: Fighting Medicaid Cuts - National Health Law Program
Apr 25, 2024 - The National Health Law Program works with state and national partners to challenge unlawful changes to the Medicaid program,…
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https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/doula-care-pregnancy-medicaid-montana-budget-cuts/
Montana Moves Ahead With Doula Pay but Warns Medicaid Cuts Still May Come - KFF Health News
Apr 22, 2026 - Montana health officials say they’re seeking to add doula services to the state’s Medicaid program, reversing a previous statement that they would “not be...
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/02/letters-040226-medicaid-cuts/
Letters: Medicaid cuts will devastate behavioral health care access
Apr 2, 2026 - These reductions will likely lead to increased barriers to care, fewer available services and longer wait times.
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https://www.healthday.com/health-news/public-health/hundreds-of-us-hospitals-at-risk-of-shutting-down-from-medicaid-cuts
Hundreds of U.S. Hospitals at Risk of Shutting Down From Medicaid Cuts
Apr 1, 2026 - Medicaid cuts could put more than 400 U.S. hospitals at risk.
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https://www.latintimes.com/trump-medicaid-cuts-put-446-hospitals-danger-threatening-care-66-million-california-new-york-596265
Trump Medicaid Cuts Put 446 Hospitals in Danger, Threatening Care for 6.6 Million: California, New...
Apr 1, 2026 - The Trump administration Medicaid cuts could put hospital care out of reach for millions of Americans, with California, New York, Illinois and Washington among...
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https://www.aom.org/today/the-devastating-impact-of-medicaid-cuts-on-rural-hospitals/
The Devastating Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Rural Hospitals - Academy of Management Today
Mar 31, 2026 - The One Big Beautiful Bill will cut about $1 trillion from Medicaid over the course of ten years, mostly by making eligibility requirements more stringent and...
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https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/trump-signs-reconciliation-bill-medicaid-cuts/752259/
Historic Medicaid cuts to come as Trump signs domestic policy bill | Healthcare Dive
President Donald Trump passed the GOP's tax megabill into law, setting into motion $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts despite objections from hospitals, doctors,...
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/business/umass-memorial-psych-program-closure/
UMass Memorial Health ends some services as Medicaid cuts loom
Aug 14, 2025 - The Worcester safety-net hospital has already shut several programs, including two primary care clinics and a substance use treatment center for teens.
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https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/04/22/montana-moves-ahead-with-doula-pay-but-warns-medicaid-cuts-still-may-come/
Montana Moves Ahead With Doula Pay but Warns Medicaid Cuts Still May Come - Flathead Beacon
Apr 22, 2026 - Montana officials said they are moving forward with plans to allow Medicaid to pay doulas, reversing a previous statement that budget problems had prompted...
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https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/09/medicaid-prison-health-care
How Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Slash Healthcare for People Leaving Prison | The Marshall Project
Aug 9, 2025 - The massive cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill will hit the formerly incarcerated hard — and that could increase crime, experts warn.
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https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/04/28/10-virginia-hospitals-are-threatened-by-medicaid-cuts-report-says/
10 Virginia hospitals are threatened by Medicaid cuts, report says – The Virginian-Pilot
Apr 29, 2026 - Ten Virginia hospitals, mostly in rural corners of the state, are at a heightened risk of closing or reducing services because of Medicaid cuts, a report...
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https://montanafreepress.org/2026/04/22/doula-care-medicaid-montana-budget-cuts/
Montana moves ahead with doula pay but warns Medicaid cuts still may come
Apr 22, 2026 - Montana officials said they are moving forward with plans to allow Medicaid to pay doulas, reversing a previous statement that budget problems had prompted...
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https://www.kotatv.com/2026/04/28/big-companies-position-themselves-payday-50b-federal-rural-health-fund/
Rural health transformation funds focus on tech as clinics brace for Medicaid cuts
Apr 28, 2026 - Rural providers worry new transformation dollars will favor technology vendors over direct patient care as states race to spend funds amid major Medicaid cuts.
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/23/nation/rfk-jr-medicaid-cuts-fact-check/
Fact check: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts
Apr 23, 2026 - Kennedy recoiled almost every time a lawmaker referred to Medicaid cuts enacted in President Trump’s big 2025 tax and spending bill.
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https://the1a.org/segments/what-the-medicaid-cuts-in-the-gop-megabill-mean-for-americans/
What the Medicaid cuts in the GOP megabill mean for Americans | 1A
Jul 17, 2025 - Republicans say these changes address waste in the program. But some rural hospitals warn it could have devastating effects.
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https://afsp.org/story/five-leading-advocacy-organizations-condemn-medicaid-cuts
Five Leading Advocacy Organizations Condemn Medicaid Cuts, Urge Senate to Safeguard Access to...
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to strip millions of Americans of their health insurance amid an ongoing national mental health emergency.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-cuts-disabled-in-home-care-idaho-one-big-beautiful-bill/
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts - KFF Health News
Mar 2, 2026 - Idaho is positioning to slash Medicaid funding as state lawmakers grapple with the effects of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald...
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https://mhanational.org/news/five-leading-advocacy-organizations-condemn-medicaid-cuts/
Five leading advocacy organizations condemn Medicaid cuts, urge Senate to safeguard access to...
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https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/04/08/medicaid-cuts-psychiatric-units/
Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units – Orlando Sentinel
Apr 8, 2026 - Between 2023 and 2024, 126 hospitals shut down their inpatient psychiatric units.
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https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/04/16/9-colorado-hospitals-at-risk-of-closing-due-to-medicaid-cuts/
9 Colorado hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts - Colorado Politics
Apr 16, 2026 - Medicaid cuts could leave up to 150,000 Coloradans uninsured and strain hospitals statewide, though major systems say closures are not imminent.
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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/trump-medicaid-audrey-jeremy-show-gop-cuts/
What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Two Podcasters With Down Syndrome – Mother Jones
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible.
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https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/04/23/fact-check-rfk-jr-medicaid/
FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts
Apr 23, 2026 - Analysts say the law
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https://afsp.org/story/american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention-denounces-harmful-medicaid-cuts-that-undermine-suicide-prevention-efforts
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Denounces Harmful Medicaid Cuts That Undermine Suicide...
Today, the United States Congress voted to strip millions of Americans of their health insurance amid an ongoing national mental health emergency at a time...
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https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/opinion-medicaid-cuts-are-hurting-ohio-black-ohioans-most-of-all/article_06ff0d90-7a68-4e33-876e-bfdb3daa1ccc.html
OPINION: Medicaid cuts are hurting Ohio, Black Ohioans most of all | Local | daytondailynews.com
The passage of the Trump Administration’s 2025 budget bill slashed Medicaid funding for providers and patients across the nation. In southwest Ohio, the impact...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/28/880-billion-medicaid-cuts-who-impacted/80727642007/
Are Medicaid cuts possible under GOP budget? Who the program covers
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https://thereader.com/2025/06/24/citizens-meet-in-omaha-to-voice-concerns-about-cuts-to-medicaid-medicare-and-federal-loans/
Citizens meet in Omaha to voice concerns about cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and federal loans - The...
Jul 25, 2025 - Citizens met at Omaha’s Tri-Faith Center Monday to express their concerns about the “big, beautiful bill’s” cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and access to federal...
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https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/3/trump_budget
GOP Budget Bill Slashes Medicaid for Millions, Cuts Taxes for the Rich, Funds ICE at Historic...
Jul 3, 2025 - As we broadcast, the House was soon set to vote on the so-called big, beautiful bill before the July 4 deadline imposed by President Trump. Should the House...
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https://updates.apaservices.org/update-on-proposed-cuts-to-medicaid-funding
Update on Cuts to Medicaid Funding
Federal cuts of $1 trillion over 10 years to Medicaid jeopardize access to behavioral health services for millions of vulnerable Americans.
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https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/16/colorado-medicaid-review-legislature-cuts-errors/
Colorado lawmakers ready deep review of Medicaid after errors, cuts
Apr 16, 2026 - Colorado lawmakers are frustrated with prior management of Medicaid and are bracing for more cuts; they plan a "deep dive" into the state
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https://front.moveon.org/trumps-medicaid-tax-cuts-heres-what-to-know/
Trump’s Medicaid Tax Cuts: Here’s What to Know
To pay for Trump's tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations, Republicans deliberately chose to cut Medicaid funding by $1 trillion and to drastically cut...
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https://familiesusa.org/resources/dissecting-the-deepest-cuts-medicaid-provider-taxes-and-new-h-r-1-restrictions/
Dissecting the Deepest Cuts: Medicaid Provider Taxes and New H.R. 1 Restrictions - Families USA
Mar 27, 2026 - The 2025 budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1) imposes major new restrictions on states’ ability to generate Medicaid provider tax revenue, including by narrowing...
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https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/22/covid-vaccine-mrna-safety-effective-fda-framework-big-beautiful-bill-medicaid-cuts-taxes-dc-diagnosis-newsletter/
D.C. Diagnosis: House bill cuts Medicaid, FDA's new vaccine policy | STAT
May 22, 2025 - This week in health care policy and politics: Dissecting the GOP's tax cut bill, how we know mRNA vaccines work, and more.
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https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2025/04/25/states-medicaid-costs-grow-even-before-potential-federal-cuts
States’ Medicaid Costs Grow Even Before Potential Federal Cuts | The Pew Charitable Trusts
May 29, 2025 - Congressional budget plans could set the stage for hundreds of billions of dollars in federal cuts to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program...
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NAMI Illinois · Meeting the Moment: Tragic Cuts to Medicaid
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