GOP budget bill will strand millions of rural Americans with outrageous health insurance premiums

In 2026, millions of rural Americans will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket – some by more than $1,300 per month ...

No deal on budget, raises or Medicaid as NC lawmakers leave town

One Democrat called a bill on raises passed by the House “literally just posturing,” as the House and Senate remain locked in ...

Clashing GOP proposals throw HIV services into deep uncertainty

Some lawmakers and advocates are increasingly uncertain whether critical HIV and AIDS services will survive the federal government’s funding fight. The GOP’s House-passed budget bill seeks to cut ...

Once frugal NC Republicans now want to take a credit card approach to health care funding | Opinion

We cut taxes” is the rallying cry among North Carolina Republican lawmakers, but a close second is their claim to be frugal ...

How many RIers will lose health insurance under new federal Medicaid rules? Here's a breakdown

The state expects that those work rules will lead 24,600 Rhode Islanders to lose coverage, either because they don't meet the requirement or fail to provide documentation, according to projections ...

Editorial | The cruelest cuts: GOP targets desperate, low-income Americans for budget shortfalls

Many Central Floridians know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck. To decide what gets paid first — utility bills, ...
WUNC

Still no budget, Medicaid funding progress as legislature returns

Gov. Josh Stein called on state lawmakers Monday to pass Medicaid funding and a budget bill this week. But the legislature ...

As GOP focuses on redistricting, NC Medicaid deal to reverse cuts remains elusive

By late November, when lawmakers are next expected in Raleigh, most providers - and their patients - will likely feel the ...
WUNC

NC legislature likely done for 2025 without budget, Medicaid agreements

State House and Senate leaders say this week's legislative session on redistricting likely marks their final votes of 2025 — ...
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in

Over the last decade Medicaid spending has risen at a rate of 8.8% a year — about double what the state government is allowed ...

Pa. budget impasse remains as lawmakers dig in heels on education, health spending

Senate Republicans passed another flat-funded budget Tuesday, virtually identical to the one passed in August that was shot ...