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Trump and Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid: What its Is and How it Impacts Millions of Americans

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Millions of Americans rely on Medicaid to live – and Trump, Musk, and Republicans in Congress want to cut it to fund tax cuts for billionaires. What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a state and federal program that funds health care for more than 70 million Americans. That’s 1 in 5 Americans. This includes disabled people, older adults, children living in poverty, and families caring for loved ones. Medicaid makes people healthier and saves lives. It is a lifeline for aging and disability care in homes and nursing facilities. It pays…

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Social Security Administration urging budget anomaly to avoid ‘devastating’ impacts

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The Social Security Administration is ringing alarm bells over what would be “devastating” impacts of flat agency funding, as Congress looks to hammer out a continuing resolution by the end of the month and avoid a government shutdown. During a hearing Wednesday, SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley urged lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee to include the White House’s full fiscal 2025 budget request of $ 15.4 billion for SSA operations as a budget anomaly in the case of a stopgap spending agreement. Currently, SSA is operating under a budget of…

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