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House debates Republican Medicaid, tax proposals and more

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Debate Turns Raucous as House Panel Weighs Medicaid Cuts
House tax writers advance GOP bill after marathon, contentious hearing

GOP, Health Plan and child tax credit

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Millions of Americans may lose health insurance under GOP tax plan. Here’s who will be affected most.
Republicans are framing these reforms as cutting wasteful spending that protects the Medicaid program for those who need it most. The bill “eliminates waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid that jeopardizes care for millions of women,

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GOP’s scaled-back Medicaid plan still threatens coverage for millions
Factbox-What's in the Republican Tax and Health Plan - and What Is Not

Trump, Medicaid and child tax credit

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Here are the times Trump has said he wouldn't cut Medicaid
President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed he wouldn't allow Medicaid to be cut, but House Republicans' bill to fund his agenda aims to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the program that provides health care for poor, elderly and disabled Americans.

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What’s in Trump’s big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more
Trump’s $4.9 trillion tax plan targets Medicaid to offset costs
Republicans Propose Paring Medicaid Coverage but Steer Clear of Deeper Cuts
The proposal, which is to be considered this week by a key House panel, omits some of the furthest-reaching reductions to the ...
Making sense of the GOP's proposed Medicaid cuts, which could leave 8.6 million people uninsured
Republicans in the House of Representatives have released their proposal to cut an estimated $715 billion in funding for ...
‘People are going to die’ if Republican Medicaid cuts pass, Healey warns
A proposal by Republicans in Congress to partially cover the cost of renewing President Donald Trump’s signature first-term ...
Tax committee passes its portion of Trump agenda bill as other panels grapple with Medicaid cuts, SNAP benefits
Three key panels are addressing some of the thorniest issues poised to make or break the Republicans' massive bill for ...
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Republicans propose massive cuts to Medicaid to help pay for Trump tax breaks, 8.6M could lose coverage
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cuts will lead to 8.6 million people losing coverage over the next decade.
House GOP Medicaid proposal sets work requirements and a showdown with fiscal hawks
WASHINGTON – House Republicans plan to enact work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid, according ...