In some congressional districts, support for Medicaid coverage of abortion is stronger, with 7 in 10 voters favoring it. Congress passed the Hyde Amendment banning Medicaid coverage of abortion in 1976. ..…

Since then, many courts have found the Medicaid provision used to win gender affirming surgery coverage in 1980 is no longer enforceable, as Congress never explicitly created a coverage right. . ... Now, courts are looking at whether or not Congress intended for Medicaid..…

Most of the federal budget goes toward entitlement programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Unlike discretionary spending, which Congress must authorize each year through the appropriations process, entitlements are mandatory spending, which is automatic unless Congress..…

It would reject applicants for temporary or permanent visas if they fail to meet high enough income standards or if they receive public assistance such as welfare, food stamps, public housing or Medicaid. . “The Trump administration is trying to bypass Congress and implement its own merit..…

Indeed, a balanced budget amendment might as well be the only strategy to get Congress to seriously discuss reforming rapidly expanding programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and shore up America’s fiscal future. . . . . . . ..…

A Hickenlooper administration would work with Congress to pass the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days post-birth to one year and standardize data collection and analysis so we can better understand and address..…

Republicans failed to eliminate, to Medicaid and Medicare when they had absolute control of Congress and White House for more than four years under George W. ..…

Backed by President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress have made several runs at changing Medicaid from an entitlement program — open to anybody who is eligible — to a program with a spending limit. ..…

Congress passes the first Hyde Amendment that blocks federal Medicaid money from paying for abortions. . ... Congress revises the Hyde Amendment. States now can deny Medicaid funding for abortions in most cases. ..…

The senator would call on Congress to repeal Hyde Amendment, rider that prevents Medicaid from paying for abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or when pregnancy threatens her life... ..…

The United States contends in its complaint that McCollum and Labsource offered providers the opportunity to profit in this manner to induce them to refer their tests for Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE patients to Labsource.  . Congress passed the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute to..…

More than 50 pro-life groups publicly opposed a new “Medicaid for All” bill this week because it would force taxpayers to fund abortions. . In a letter to Congress, the Susan B. Anthony List, Live Action, the Family Research Council, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and..…

They did so even though the Supreme Court has twice upheld the law and Congress under Republican control tried but failed to repeal it. . . . ... But no Congress has voted to repeal the insurance protections for people with preexisting conditions or those on Medicaid. ..…

And in Congress, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., introduced a federal bill to ban Medicaid funding for conversion therapy. . ..…

From there, however, Alaska would not have to apply for as many changes when deciding how Medicaid dollars are spent.. Transforming Medicaid into block grant has been goal of Republicans Congress, and was included in Obamacare replacement ideas. ..…

Congress should increase premiums and cost-sharing while moving to a system of vouchers to encourage competition and cost control. . Medicaid. Congress should convert federal aid to block grants in order to cut federal spending and encourage state innovation and cost reductions. . ..…

The court cannot concur that Medicaid Act leaves the secretary so unconstrained, nor that the states are so armed to refashion Congress designed in any way they choose, .. ..…

Congress should end Medicaid policy that prevents states from using Medicaid for the sickest mentally ill adults. ..…

CBI’s 21st Annual Medicaid and Government Pricing Congress . . . CBI’s 21st Annual Medicaid and Government Pricing Congress . May 20-22, 2019 | Orlando, FL . www.cbinet.com/medicaid . . Exclusive Offer – Register by April 5th . and save $500* with promo code..…

That plan failed to gain traction in Congress. . Looking to Medicaid, the White House voices support for allowing states to choose between a per-enrollee cap on payments, or a block grant, when it comes to federal funding for the program. . ..…

Congressional Republicans have sought cuts in Medicaid since President Donald Trump assumed office. ... Repeated but unsuccessful efforts by Republicans in Congress to repeal the ACA caused public confusion, which probably diminished enrollment in Medicaid, CHIP and Obamacare..…

It also encourages the states that have yet to take the same step to expand Medicaid as Congress intended.” . The bill would ensure that the twelve states that chose to expand Medicaid after January 1, 2014 are eligible for the same level of federal matching funds as those that..…

Federal officials at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were not aware that these states did not cover Mifeprex, and thus the agency had not sought to address states noncompliance, .. ... In its survey, the office identified nearly 5, federal funds from 2013 to 2016 — nearly 10 times..…

despite the fact that American people stood up rejected White House's, and Republicans Congress's, attempt to take insurance away from tens of millions of Americans, including through their attempts that failed to dismantle Medicaid through legislation.. ..…

There were major efforts to Obama's Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid, and CHIP insurance funding also ran out and hung in the balance for months before Congress extended it... The enrollment decline was Medicaid and CHIP, and Obamacare or the federal marketplace where..…

What's behind the in the uninsured is not clear, except Alker attributes it to Trump and Congress attempts to dismantle Affordable Care Act and shrink Medicaid. ..…

Newly-elected leaders in the states will be in a stronger position than those in Washington to steer significant shifts in health care policy over the next couple of years as a divided Congress struggles with gridlock. . State Medicaid work requirements, prescription drug prices, insurance..…

Roberts, for instance, invoked states’ rights to block the Medicaid expansion proposed in the ACA. He held that Congress’s threat to revoke states’ Medicaid funding unless they accepted expansion amounted to an unconstitutional form of coercion. ..…

Just 10% of Republicans favor no government involvement, while 56% say it should continue Medicare and Medicaid. . While Republicans in Congress have already taken the first steps toward repealing the ACA, Americans remain largely divided on what Congress should do with the health care law. ..…

I am terrified that Congress will take away Medicaid expansion because most people on Medicaid are like me, what I call the poor middle class. . ... “I am terrified that Congress will take away Medicaid expansion because most people on Medicaid are like me, what..…

The appeals court ruled that it must pay for all abortions for low-income women, procedures that Congress is willing to finance.. Under the version of Hyde Amendment, Congress has agreed to let Medicaid funds cover abortions to save the life of the pregnant woman, or to end..…

The president will ask Congress to repeal the law, which bans using Medicaid funds to finance abortions for poor women, said George Stephanopoulos, the chief White House spokesman. . ... Hyde of Illinois, was approved by Congress in 1976. It applies to Medicaid, the basic..…

In 1993, however, Congress loosened the rules, to extend Medicaid funding for abortions in cases of rape or incest.. ... So far, that decide to participate in Medicaid program must do so on the terms established by Congress... ..…

Despite both the express terms of 1115 and its underlying purpose, the administration has persisted in using this experimental authority to advance its stated position to the Governors, while arguing that insuring poor adults through Medicaid — enabled by an act of Congress and adopted by..…

If state acts, the law provides one remedy The government can withhold Medicaid funds from the states.. Allowing enforcement destroys the careful balance Congress established between the states and federal agencies, lawyers for Louisiana told the court.. ..…

One is that Puerto Rico had a structural problem — financial problem — as a result of policies adopted by Congress over many decades. For example, Medicaid reimbursements. Puerto Ricans are U.S. Citizens, but Congress for decades now has capped how much money Puerto Rico can get..…

This week, state officials once again pushed back the deadline — to March 31  — if Congress does not act. . “Now, updated information from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about the projected level of additional funding distributions has enabled us to reevaluate..…

A recent Associated Press analysis showed that states that expanded Medicaid are spending their new opioid grant money from Congress more judiciously, going beyond basics like treatment for people in crisis. Trump tried to repeal the Medicaid expansion, but failed. . . Advocates for..…

What can be done if Congress does approve a bill that cuts federal Medicaid money to Connecticut? ... So Congress should leave Medicaid alone, at least for now? . What I’m saying is ‘don’t do anything right now.’ ..…

In some congressional districts, support for Medicaid coverage of abortion is stronger, with 7 in 10 voters favoring it. Congress passed the Hyde Amendment banning Medicaid coverage of abortion in 1976. ..…

In our view, it's that in downturn Congress would deliver enhanced aid to states via Medicaid as Congresses did in response to the last two recessions, ... ..…

In another part of the decision, Congress went too in part of the law that requires states to expand Medicaid insurance program for the order to extend coverage to many uninsured people.. ..…

in the victory for Republican-controlled states who challenged the constitutionality of the act, that opt out of Medicaid expansion. Our precedent demonstrates that Congress had the power to impose the in under the power, and that need not be read to do more than impose tax. ..…

Whether Congress is coercing states to extend Medicaid, the health care for the poor and disabled, to those with incomes of 133 percent of the poverty level. ..…

Johnson and a Democratic Congress created Medicaid in 1965 during a time of seemingly limitless possibility. ... Bush proposed a Medicaid block grant in his fiscal 2004 budget, but he couldn’t gather the votes in Congress to enact it. . ..…