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‘This Town Has Nothing’: Rural Texas’ Mental Healthcare Crisis

Against long odds, Sweetwater’s public hospital recruited counselors to help address a wave of mental health crises in rural Texas—yet struggles continue.

Texas Observer

Medicaid cuts could wake up Republicans

GOP lawmakers are proposing massive cuts, but a public backlash may turn some Republicans against their own party

Salon

Medicaid cuts may worsen overdose deaths

Reducing funding to the largest payer for addiction services could pose major setbacks for those battling drug use

Salon

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Republican senators want Elon Musk and DOGE to stay away from Social Security, according to new report

GOP senators fear welfare is ‘third rail’ issue and DOGE’s tampering with services could inspire backlash from constituents in their states

The Independent UK

‘More than just an AOC’: Michigan Dem defends her lack of Musk pushback as she faces heat at town hall

Slotkin addressed sweeping cuts by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and fears over what it could mean for Medicaid

The Independent UK

Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid

Experts warn new directive could deter families from accessing food assistance, despite no changes to eligibility rules

The Guardian - US

New analysis says Trump budget plan will take from poorest 40 percent to give to wealthy

Both Medicaid and SNAP would suffer hundreds of billions in cuts, according to the analysis

The Independent UK

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31 states are failing to provide vital reproductive and sexual health services to women in the US, damning report says

‘The threat posed by the new administration is a menacing storm looming on the horizon’, director of rePROs Fight Back Jennie Wetter said

The Independent UK

California has a $6.2 billion Medicaid funding gap partly due to expanding immigrant coverage

California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services

The Independent UK

The View’s Sunny Hostin corners Chuck Schumer for siding with GOP: ‘I think you caved’

‘It gives me no pleasure to say this to you because we are friends but I think you caved,’ Sunny Hostin told the Senate minority leader on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Medicaid cuts are maternal health crisis

Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis

Salon

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million people, including low-income Americans and their children and people with disabilities. It also helps foot the…

The Conversation

Elon Musk flexes his big-money election muscle in bid to turn Wisconsin Supreme Court conservative

Musk’s involvement in Wisconsin court election is shattering spending records. Wisconsin’s healthcare system could end up paying the price

The Independent UK

Democrats train fire on Musk as unelected billionaire dips in popularity

Leaders on left bet on Musk’s bravado to pull party out of political weeds as CEO eyes social security and health cuts

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Kiplinger

What Trump Has Done With Medicare So Far

As the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration approaches, he has proposed or initiated several changes impacting Medicare and Medicaid. Here's a roundup.

Fortune

DOGE is flirting with the third rail of American politics — errors could lead to delayed or interrupted benefits, a former top Social Security staffer says

The White House says that it won’t mess with Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits, but the loss of expertise raises concerns.

Roll Call

CMS pick Oz vows to go after Medicare Advantage - Roll Call

Once a proponent of Medicare Advantage plans, Oz vowed Friday to go after those plans if they unfairly raise costs for the government.

The Guardian - UK

Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news

Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Latin Times

WATCH: Angry Constituents Hound North Carolina Lawmaker For Direct Responses to Trump Admin's Controversial Orders

Rep. Chuck Edwards faced criticism and disapproval from constituents during a town hall for supporting controversial actions by President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - US

Musk’s entitlement remarks show Trumpworld can’t keep its story straight

The billionaire foreshadows cuts to Medicare and social security – despite Trump’s campaign pledges

The Independent UK

Dr. Mehmet Oz heads to the Senate with pitch to oversee America's health insurance programs

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday morning

The Independent UK

Dr. Oz ‘significantly underpaid’ his taxes, Democrats say as they prepare to grill him in confirmation hearing

The TV doctor has been nominated by Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The Independent UK

As Congress considers cuts, California is forced to borrow $3.5 billion to cover Medicaid costs

Golden State suffers shortfall after move to extend Medi-Cal to cover all undocumented migrants regardless of age proves more expensive than anticipated

Capital & Main

Domino Effect: Calculating the Dangers Posed by Medi-Cal Cuts

California could face a cascade of troubles if federal funding for health care is slashed.

Roll Call

Oz's ties to insurers may loom over his CMS confirmation hearing - Roll Call

Mehmet Oz will likely face questions during his confirmation hearing about his past support of expanding the Medicare Advantage program.

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