A federal budget resolution that narrowly passed on partisan lines Tuesday could lead to major cuts to Medicaid. Now Pennsylvania Democrats and health care advocates are sounding the alarm about how those cuts could harm vulnerable people.
Newly minted U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan swore he wouldn’t support gutting government benefits such as Medicaid that residents of his northeastern Pennsylvania district rely on.
Many fear the $880 billion cut to Medicaid would shred the safety net that protects more than 3 million Pennsylvanians, mostly seniors and children.
Pennsylvania faces billions in Medicaid and other health funding cuts, which could force tens of thousands out of programs, under a budget resolution approved by Congressional Republicans, according to opposition groups.
Pennsylvania will need to spend $2 billion over the next five years to cover its expanded Medicaid program. And while lawmakers are worried about finding the money to foot the bill, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services insists that doing so will lower costs in the long run.
Democratic members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation railed against the budget blueprint that passed the House on Tuesday night, warning it could result in steep cuts to Medicaid. But an Alto
State DHS officials say new weight-loss drugs are driving up costs for Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program, likely leading to more than $1 billion in new costs this year.
Pennsylvania medical providers joined Democrat state Rep. Arvind Venkat Wednesday to raise concern about potential federal Medicaid cuts.
The current U.S. House resolution calls for $880 billion fund cuts to programs overseen by the Energy & Commerce Committee over the next 10 years. While there are other programs c
Proposed cuts to Medicaid could impact millions across Pennsylvania and tens of millions more nationwide. The proposal suggests cutting at least $880 billion over the next decade from the committee overseeing Medicaid,
Senate Republican signatories on a Feb. 21 letter sent to HHS Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking for his intervention, arguing that the expansions are “a risk to fiscal stability”