The president and his allies are already laying the groundwork to renege on promises not to cut Medicare or Social Security.
A mere day after promising to safeguard Medicaid, the president endorsed a budget plan that would slash the program, presumably to subsidize $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump distanced himself from the conservative governing plan Project 2025. But it’s increasingly viewed as a blueprint for his administration’s plans for feder
Republican lawmakers in Congress are eyeing potential cuts to Medicaid as a way to pay for tax cuts and other priorities of President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump said he would "love and cherish" Medicaid. He's endorsed a House GOP proposal that would likely gut the program.
The Biden administration’s agenda, which sought to provide Medicaid-funded emergency services to undocumented immigrants, has cost federal and state taxpayers more than $16.2 billion, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates.
The House budget includes cutting $880 billion from programs under the House Energy and Commerce Committee's jurisdiction, which include Medicaid.