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News Articles: Medicaid

Volunteers share bags of groceries Wednesday with some of the close to 500 families who access food aid at the St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Macon every week. The St. Peter Claver pantry is just one of over 150 pantries affiliated with the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank.

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  • Health Care

How will Georgia manage changes to SNAP and Medicaid rules? State leaders are figuring it out 

By using AI-powered bots and better supporting caseworkers, social service providers in Georgia are still trying to catch up on a backlogs of applications to the programs.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., along with the House Democratic Caucus, assemble on the Capitol steps to rail against President Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on July 2.

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  • Politics

Will Trump's megabill help Democrats win the House?

Democrats feel that Trump's tax and spending bill gives them an opening ahead of the 2026 midterms. But if they want to win back the House, they're going to have to get their own house in order first.

July 05, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (left), R-La., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

House Republicans pass Trump's megabill, sending the package to his desk to be signed

The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore,
  • Claudia Grisales,
  • and 1 more
A woman holds a pink signs that says, "save our lilves ... don't gut medicaid"

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  • Health

Southern Poverty Law Center report names 5 Georgia counties with most Medicaid recipients

Access to Medicaid in the Deep South is a crucial lifeline because the region has one of the highest percentages of people living in poverty in the United States, according to the SPLC report.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is among 19 Republican governors of states that stand to lose federal Medicaid funds if Congress passes the tax bill with proposed cuts to the program.

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  • Health

GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states

In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Phil Galewitz
Alexis Ratcliff, 19, (right) moved into her own apartment this week after living in a North Carolina hospital since she was 13. She was a baby when a car accident left her with significant disabilities.

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  • Health Care

The disabled teen stuck in a hospital for six years finally gets her own home

When a disabled young woman moved out of a hospital to her own apartment, the Trump administration celebrated — even though it's ending the federal program that made it possible.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Joseph Shapiro
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is warning about the detrimental impact that the massive tax and spending legislation backed by President Trump could have on healthcare services in her state.

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  • Politics

Maine can't afford to lose federal funding, governor says

Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how President Trump's massive tax and spending bill will harm the state's healthcare system and residents.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Destinee Adams
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., (center) joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks after Senate passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill." Millions are estimated to lose health care if the bill becomes law.

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  • Health

5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access

With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Phil Galewitz,
  • Julie Appleby,
  • and 2 more
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., early Monday, June 30, 2025, ahead of a final vote on President Trump's signature domestic policy bill.

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  • Politics

Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Jason Breslow and
  • Elena Moore
Matthew Galeotti, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, delivers remarks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 30. Galeotti is shown with Assistant Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency Thomas Prevoznik and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz.

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  • Law

DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., a member of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks to reporters about the meeting he and Republican senators had with President Donald Trump yesterday on how to craft his bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 5.

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  • Politics

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson 'satisfied' with Trump's bill after initial opposition

Ahead of the final push to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," the Wisconsin senator said federal spending needs to be cut and that proposed changes to Medicaid preserve its original purpose

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Obed Manuel and
  • Michel Martin
Saru Jayaraman speaks at the launch of the Solidarity Restaurants campaign in New York City on June 20.

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  • News

Michelin-starred Lazy Betty joins push to protect immigrant restaurant workers

A new national campaign is rallying restaurants to support immigrant workers fearing detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Atlanta’s Michelin-starred Lazy Betty is one of more than 100 to sign on.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Alton Fry is trying to pay for prostate cancer treatment without health insurance. He's one of millions of Americans who lack coverage. The number of uninsured could swell as the Trump administration and Congress try to enact policies to roll back access to insurance.

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  • Health

U.S. uninsured rates could resurge if Trump's budget bill passes

Millions could lose health insurance as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. "The effects could be catastrophic," one policy analyst predicts.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Renuka Rayasam and
  • Sam Whitehead
The U.S. Supreme Court decision comes at an important time for Planned Parenthood, which is facing financial difficulties nationwide.

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  • Law

Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Anuli Ononye
The Trump administration is trying to get access to data held by states, such as information about people who have been enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food aid to people.

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  • Politics

The Trump administration is making an unprecedented reach for data held by states

States hold troves of sensitive personal data that were previously never shared with the federal government or across federal agencies. The Trump administration is trying to change that.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
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