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State to cut its planned per-person spending on care for low-income ...

State health officials are cutting the per-person payments that they had planned to pay the regional care entities that administer the Oregon Health Plan for 1 ...

Medicaid could be targeted for spending cuts under Trump

With former President Trump headed back to the White House, the U.S. Medicaid program, which covers medical care for people with low incomes ...

What's at Stake in the 2024 Election for Medicaid

By issuing per capita caps, or block grants. A Trump administration could again attempt to reduce Medicaid spending through per-person funding ...

How Project 2025 would take health care from millions of children ...

The plan proposes converting Medicaid into block grants or per capita caps. Unlike the current system, where federal funding adjusts based on ...

Project 2025 Blueprint Also Includes Draconian Cuts to Medicaid

The Project 2025 plan would convert federal Medicaid funding to block grants or per capita caps. Under the current federal-state financial ...

Republican Health Coverage Proposals Would Increase Number of ...

The RSC budget would apparently let states reallocate block grant funding for low-income adults to provide subsidies to adults who can show they ...

Harris Campaign Releases Plans to Lower Housing Costs

Vice President Kamala Harris announced on August 16 her presidential campaign's plans to lower costs for American families, ...

What the Outcome of the Election Could Mean for Medicaid - KFF

As of summer 2024, 41 states including DC have expanded Medicaid while 10 states have not, leaving 1.5 million uninsured people in the “coverage ...

House Republican Agendas and Project 2025 Would Increase ...

Similarly, the RSC budget calls for cutting average Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by about 22 percent by rescinding ...

Vice President Harris' Proposal to Broaden Medicare Coverage of ...

On October 8, 2024, Vice President Harris has proposed to expand Medicare to provide home care to help families who are struggling with the ...

Is California breaking its promise to cut health care costs? - CalMatters

The proposal to move money out of the Health Care Affordability Reserve Fund is temporary, with plans to restore it in 2025 when current federal ...

Reducing Health Care Spending: What Tools Can States Leverage?

Key Findings: States may pursue a variety of strategies to control spending growth, ranging from promoting competition, reducing prices through ...

Costs of Caring | AHA - American Hospital Association

This report provides a snapshot of the current cost realities facing hospitals and health systems and how they impact their ability to care for patients and ...

HHS Announces Actions to Protect Consumers and Lower Health ...

These actions build on the Biden-Harris Administration's effort to eliminate hidden fees in every sector of the economy and lower health care ...

Vice President Harris Announces Action to Lower Child Care Costs ...

Encourage states to eliminate co-payments entirely for families of children with disabilities, children experiencing homelessness, children in ...

Statewide Health Care Spending Target Approval is Key Step ...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: In support of California's efforts to reduce health care costs, the Office of Health Care Affordability's Board ...

How can the U.S. Cut Healthcare Spending by $1.3 Trillion, while ...

In 2019, total health expenditure in Canada was expected to reach $264 billion, or $7,068 per person. If the US was able to lower its per person ...

A new California rule aims to cap your health care cost increases

This means that hospitals, doctors and health insurers will need to find ways to cut costs to prevent annual per capita spending from exceeding ...

Medicaid expansion & what it means for you | HealthCare.gov

In states that have expanded Medicaid coverage: You can qualify based on your income alone. If your household income is below 133% of the federal poverty level, ...

Eligibility Policy | Medicaid

... state plan. Some states have additional state-only programs to provide medical assistance for certain low-income people who do not qualify for Medicaid. No ...