The Senate version would also sharply limit provider taxes that states use to fund their Medicaid programs. Edwin Park, a research professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, warned the provision would “devastate” state finances, particularly where lawmakers have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid programs could strip them of tens of billions of dollars.

A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.

A new Quinnipiac poll shows 53% of voters oppose the GOP's sweeping tax and spending bill. Overall support for Medicaid remains strong.

According to KFF, the federal government provides 68.9% of Medicaid funding, with states covering ... Among the budget bill's contentious issues are proposed changes to Medicaid that could impact ...

Health officer talks about state, federal losses. Vaccinations and vital records are still available in South Bend.

Senate Republicans say they intend to change the House-passed bill, and some pointed to changes to Medicaid as a possible red line.

Republicans have pitched the deal as a way to cut down on abuse and waste in Medicaid and other public benefits systems. But the legislation goes far beyond this, according to state regulators, hospitals,

Medicaid cuts could obliterate Arizona's already troubled behavioral health system. And that has consequences for all of us.