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The House Budget Committee has quietly began discussions on a new GOP policy bill, with sources telling Fox News Digital that Medicaid reform is on the table.
Blase was allied with conservative hard-liners earlier this year in pushing for significant cuts to Medicaid in the first GOP package. He was the initial author of a letter arguing for “structural” changes to the program that Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and 19 other hard-right members later sent to their House Republican colleagues.
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Republican NC lawmakers spar over Medicaid, children's hospital funding as budget impasse drags on
North Carolina lawmakers, who are still at an impasse over a full state budget, have turned their attention to a potential funding package for a variety of health care projects. But that package is now held up too,
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Republicans charge ahead with GOP funding bill, raising shutdown odds
House Republican leaders are charging ahead with a GOP plan to extend government funding, rejecting Democratic pleas for bipartisan talks and escalating the odds of a shutdown at the end of the month.
Rep. Jen Kiggans has stepped into a political minefield in her quest to secure an extension of enhanced health care tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year.
President Trump’s signature domestic policy law could make it harder for states to fund programs to help people find stable housing.
President Trump's political advisors brief House Republicans on messaging strategy for the sweeping tax and spending measure ahead of 2026 midterm elections.
Now, with the One Big Beautiful Bill, Florida can enact expansion with conservative principles. President Trump’s bill includes work requirements for able-bodied adults and flexibility to design accountable Medicaid programs. At the same time, it preserves enhanced federal funding for expansion. That’s a win-win.