trump’s public charge rule is ‘really ripe for abuse'

The long-anticipated public charge rule, pushed by Trump's leading aide on Stephen Miller, takes effect Oct 15 and would reject applicants for temporary or permanent visas for failing to meet income standards or for receiving public assistance such as welfare or Medicaid.. Ken  Cuccinelli, the..

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greg abbott accused people of lying about texas' maternal mortality

Toni Rose, D-Dallas, attempted to tackle that issue by extending Medicaid coverage for women to 12 months after the date the woman delivers or experiences involuntary miscarriage.. It passed Texas House and ran out of in Senate... ..

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majority of republicans favor medicaid overhaul: poll

Critics also have warned that states may incur costs that they do not expect, such as the need to spend more on Medicaid on some years to care for people following natural disaster.. bill to turn Medicaid into block grant passed Tennessee House this month. ..

2018 elections

Democrats will be to advance many initiatives on health that do not meet Republican since GOP controls Senate and the White House. But they can block any efforts to weaken Affordable Care Act or change Medicaid or Medicare... ..

efficiency experts for the welfare state

It followed interest in Medicaid work requirements by House Republican lawmakers from different factions and several Republican governors. “The Medicaid expansion has created a perverse incentive for states to provide benefits to able-bodied adults at the expense of the elderly,..

democrats try to throw bush off-balance

Bush's deficit-reduction plan - part of his push to show fiscal discipline as some conservatives attack him for profligate spending - is in trouble in the House, where moderate Republicans are balking at deep cuts to social programs such as Medicaid and food stamps. . The best way for Bush..

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how gun control politics is delaying major mental health reform

But it has been watered down in Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and lacks many of the features of House bill, including provision addressing the limit on the number of hospital beds eligible for coverage under Medicaid.. ..

bradley, lautenberg support racial justice act

Amendment supporters said the government should do more to help states pay for health care and Medicaid.. At the conclusion of India's Wednesday, House approved, 271-144, amendment that urged the government of India to promote adherence to human rights standards, and stopped short of..

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