Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America celebrated the provision, saying Congress took a big step toward stopping taxpayer funding of the Big Abortion industry.Health services for transgender people would be cut Medicaid would stop covering gender-affirming care for people of all ages in 2027 under a p...
Several states have taken steps to block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding, including Texas, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas. Two federal appeals courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circ...
Millions of Americans rely on Medicaid for health care, but funding for a program that provides coverage for 72 million is frequently in the crosshairs of legislators looking to cut costs. In all, the federal government spent nearly $2 trillion on health care programs for fiscal year 2024, ac...
Less wealthy states — determined by considering residents' per capita incomes — receive a higher match, translating to a higher percentage of federal dollars. In Mississippi, for instance, the federal government picks up77% of the costof Medicaid. States also receive a 90% match from the fede...
funding. …Entitlements can be provided most robustly and cost-effectively if they are administered and financed nationally. As with Medicare and Social Security, this would make programs easier for Congress to control, avert the need for bailouts of states in recessions, and eliminate the ability ...
“Our families are being punched in the gut three times from different angles,” program director Katina Spaulding said. “This is so heartless.” The center later told families that it would reopen Wednesday after learning its funding would not be halted. ...
healthcare will not change, just the means to pay for it," Kathy Hempstead, senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said in a press release. "The consequences will be most drastic in our poorest states, which will be very hard-pressed to close this massive...
During the current state fiscal year, Clemson Rural Health has been underwritten by a $2.5 million contract, its largest source of funding, from the state Department of Health and Human Services, which administers Medicaid in South Carolina and operates with a budget approved by state lawmakers....
Funding for Medicare comes from payroll taxes and premiums paid by recipients. Medicaid is funded by the federal government and each state. Both programs received additional funding as part of the fiscal relief package in response to the 2020 economic crisis. ...
In a poor State like Mississippi, federal funds account for nearly 76% (figures from 2009). The federal government gives Mississippi three dollars for every dollar Mississippi spends on Medicaid. If Puerto Rico were a state, federal funds would provide 83% of the Medicaid funding. As a territo...