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Minnesota state GOP lawmakers ask U.S. House Republicans to spare Medicaid

Headline from Duluth News Tribune, from the development of Feb 26, 2025

Newest development Feb 27, 2025 · 4 reportsMedicaid could be on chopping block after Northwest Republicans help pass House budget measure

Their letter says proposed cuts at the federal level put “incredible pressure” on Minnesota’s overall budget.

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  1. Trump And Republican Budget May Drain Medicaid To Pay For Huge Tax Cut

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Names this update

    Minnesota state GOP lawmakers ask U.S. House Republicans to spare Medicaid

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

  3. Newest

    Medicaid could be on chopping block after Northwest Republicans help pass House budget measure

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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  1. Forbes

    Trump’s Medicaid Cuts, If Enacted, Will Affect You (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Trump's Medicaid cuts will push millions into the ranks of the uninsured, drive up healthcare costs and worsen access for everyone - including you. There's a better option.

  2. Latin Times

    These Republicans' Chances of Re-Election Could Suffer if Congress Makes Major Medicaid Cuts, Analysis Finds (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Republicans are expected to vote on whether to slash Medicaid as their spending cuts continue. Support for the measure could particularly affect some GOP lawmakers.

  3. NPR

    Not all House Republicans back Medicaid cuts in budget resolution (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    House Republicans vote this week on a budget resolution to advance border security funding and extend Trump's tax cuts. But not all are on board with cuts to Medicaid.

  4. Mother Jones

    Trump's Medicaid cuts would leave millions without health care (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    The human cost will be brutal—unless a few Republicans develop spines.

  5. Forbes

    Medicaid Cuts Threaten A Key House Vote On Trump’s Agenda Today—Here’s Why The GOP Is Divided (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Trump has endorsed the House budget, but has also vowed that his administration would leave Medicaid intact.

  6. Time

    GOP Lawmaker Tells Trump He May Vote Against Budget Bill Over Medicaid Cuts (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Rep. Jeff Van Drew said the President “understood” his concerns, which are also shared by a number of other Republicans.

  7. Forbes

    House Budget Vote: GOP Divisions—And Medicaid Cuts—May Derail Trump And Johnson’s First Big Legislative Test (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The resolution can afford to lose just one GOP vote, assuming all Democrats vote against it.

  8. Newsweek

    Medicaid cuts update: what could be affected by Republican budget (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio recently found that many of Trump's own fans are concerned about their financial situations.

  9. The Week

    GOP: Is Medicaid on the chopping block? (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Republicans slash spending on Medicare and Medicaid

  10. New York Times

    Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

  11. Duluth News Tribune

    Minnesota state GOP lawmakers ask U.S. House Republicans to spare Medicaid (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    Their letter says proposed cuts at the federal level put “incredible pressure” on Minnesota’s overall budget.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Millions may face loss of Medicaid if GOP wins cuts to funding (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Cutting Medicaid spending could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage unless states decide to play a bigger role in its funding.

  13. Truthout

    House Republicans Vote to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts After Pressure From Trump (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    “They’re showing you exactly who they’re working for,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal said on social media.

  14. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    What is Medicaid and what could federal cuts mean for Minnesotans? (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Congressional Republicans are eyeing changes to the nation’s largest health insurance program, which 1.2 million Minnesotans rely on.

  15. Southern Minnesota

    What Medicaid cuts could mean for Minnesota children (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Despite a plea from more than a dozen Republican Minnesota state lawmakers, all four Minnesotans in U.S. Congress voted in favor of a budget proposal that could include drastic cuts

  16. Insider

    One map shows how Medicaid cuts could affect each state (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    House Republicans are debating whether to cut funding for the committee overseeing Medicaid spending.

  17. CNN

    Analysis: What is Medicaid and why is it a Republican target for cuts? (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    It might be hard to get super interested in the back and forth of the budget bills bouncing around Capitol Hill, but they could have huge consequences for Americans’ everyday lives.

  18. Forbes

    Trump And Republican Budget May Drain Medicaid To Pay For Huge Tax Cut (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Trump and Republican budget calls for huge tax cuts, which likely will have to be paid for by Medicaid cuts.

  19. The Columbian

    Medicaid could be on chopping block after Northwest Republicans help pass House budget measure (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — At the end of a dramatic night on the House floor, Republicans on Tuesday narrowly passed a framework for massive cuts to taxes and spending that would likely reduce funding to Medicaid,

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