Virginia Mercury8d
‘Not on our watch’: McClellan stresses congressional fight to defend Medicaid from potential cuts
The federal program helps states provide healthcare coverage to low-income earners, as well as those with disabilities or who ...
WV MetroNews11d
Medicaid, health insurance program for a half-million West Virginians, is up against uncertainty
West Virginians were supported by the program, according to  a state budget overview for the West Virginia Department of ...
Parents of children with disabilities say Medicaid cuts will put livelihoods, kids' health at risk
As potential Medicaid cuts loom over millions of Americans, parents of children with severe disabilities are trying to ...
Rep. Scott hosts Medicaid roundtable in Norfolk
Rep. Bobby Scott hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday on possible cuts to Medicaid. President Trump and House Republicans’ ...
Letters for March 28: Governor’s decision not to sign pharmacy bill is a ‘missed opportunity’
Letter writers discuss Virginia’s Save Local Pharmacies Act, immigration and changes to Social Security system.
Virginia Mercury13d
The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest
Nine states — including Virginia — have so-called trigger laws that would automatically end Medicaid expansion if the feds ...
NBC Washington20d
Medicaid: Who has it and what could happen if the feds make major cuts?
One in three children in Maryland have Medicaid. Virginia has more than 1.8 million people enrolled in its Medicaid program. That includes five out of eight nursing home residents and three out of ...
The Daily Progress10d
Most likely Medicaid cuts would hit Virginia's rural counties hardest
Working-age adults who live in Virginia's small towns and rural communities — reliable Republican voters — are more likely to ...
Cutting Medicaid could worsen overdose deaths — and erase recent progress in treating addiction
Reducing funding to the largest payer for addiction services could pose major setbacks for those battling drug use ...
WTVR.com2d
What Virginia legislators are saying about impending health care cuts, their impact on residents
As federal agencies slash their workforces and budgets, one question looms: What will happen to Medicaid, the health ...
Democrats aim to unite behind opposition to Medicaid cuts
The Democratic Party is coalescing around a strategy of attacking Republicans for planning to cut Medicaid spending, a move that could unite the fractured party and pay dividends in the ...
Washington Examiner9d
Democrats aim to unite behind opposition to Medicaid cuts
of people enrolled in the Medicaid program. West Virginia is fourth highest, at 28.4%, Kentucky is in fifth, at 28.2%, and Arkansas is in sixth, at 27.4%. Both House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA ...