As Idaho permanently extends governor’s budget cuts, Medicaid will keep provider pay cuts

To comply with Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s directive to permanently extend 3% budget cuts, state agencies are planning to cut ...
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 ...

‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures

As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly ...

Santa Clara County will lose $223 million this year in Medicaid revenues as a result of federal cuts

Santa Clara County has already started to feel the impacts of President Donald Trump’s budget bill — to the tune of $223 ...
The Aspen Times

Gov. Polis’ budget request for next year includes limits on some Medicaid services, more money for schools

A new budget proposal from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis would slow the rate of state Medicaid spending, including limiting certain services, while continuing to make good on his and the legislature’s ...

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 ...
Opinion
The Grand Junction Daily SentinelOpinion

White House ballroom project a conrast to painful budget cuts

Disturbing and vile. President Trump’s view of the world, our country, and democracy screams of authoritarianism. In the midst of draconian cuts to Medicaid, science, research, and foreign aid, the ...

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 stalemate.

Idaho Medicaid mental health contractor to cut doctor pay rates by 4%-15%

The private company that runs Idaho Medicaid mental health benefits is planning to cut pay rates for doctors and health care ...

California union proposes taxing billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts

California voters could decide next year whether to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to backfill federal funding cuts to ...
Boise State Public Radio

In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — ...

Medicaid spending in Colorado is unsustainable, Gov. Jared Polis says

According to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), long-term care for older Coloradans and those with disabilities is driving the increase in costs. HCPF says it makes up ...