Here’s where Donald Trump, Kamala Harris have stood

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR, Wisconsin Watch October 25, 2024 Click here to read highlights from the story Wisconsin is home to more than 1.2 million Medicaid recipients and an estimated 310,000 people who lack insurance.   Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have said little about Medicaid policy on […]

Texas Hospitals Could Face Cuts in Federal Funds

Texas hospital administrators aren’t thrilled by the Medicaid rate cuts they’re facing in the House’s proposed 2012-13 budget. But it’s the state’s plan to expand Medicaid managed care that’s keeping their CFOs up at night. Proposed cuts in the rates health care providers are paid for treating patients covered by Medicaid would cost Texas hospitals […]

In California, cost of undocumented healthcare is $3B over estimates

Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a $330-million budget cut last month to scale back an expansion of healthcare coverage for undocumented adult immigrants in Illinois, where a state audit found that services for certain age groups exceeded cost estimates by more than 280%. California Democrats are facing the same financial pressure to reduce coverage during a […]