The House Ways and Means committee conducted an unprecedented marathon markup session exceeding 18 hours to debate President Trump's comprehensive tax and healthcare bill, including critical Medicaid and ACA amendments. This intense legislative process highlights challenges in shaping U.S. healthcare and tax policy.

Explore Medicaid's impact on health coverage for women of childbearing age in rural U.S. areas amid declining obstetric services.

Cutting Medicaid funding shifts costs to Medicare, increasing federal spending and reducing access to care. Learn how Medicaid supports Medicare affordability and prevents costly hospitalizations.

Georgia's Pathways to Coverage program struggles with low enrollment and retention due to bureaucratic complexities, impacting Medicaid work requirement policy effectiveness.

Explore Medicaid's key role in covering and treating opioid use disorder amid evolving U.S. policy, Medicaid expansion impacts, and funding changes to SAMHSA programs.

Republicans are moving away from ACA repeal efforts, focusing instead on Medicaid cuts to fund tax legislation. This shift impacts health insurance coverage and U.S. health policy.

In 2025, GOP efforts to reform Medicaid face challenges from record enrollment, expanded coverage, and shifting political landscapes, with proposals including work requirements and spending cuts.

The Congressional Budget Office projects that House Republican healthcare proposals could reduce federal spending by $912 billion but result in 8.6 million people losing insurance coverage over a decade. This analysis underscores the fiscal and coverage impacts of proposed Medicaid and ACA cuts.

Alabama Democrats propose the Bridge to Medicaid Act to extend health insurance subsidies to over 100,000 uninsured low-income residents in the state, addressing gaps from Medicaid non-expansion.

Analysis reveals Medicaid funding cuts could worsen health outcomes and increase healthcare costs for low-income and older adults, impacting federal and state budgets.