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Politico reports: The Medicaid portions of the GOP megabill would lead to 10.3 million people losing coverage under the health safety net program and 7.6 million people going uninsured, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Republicans released the partial estimates Tuesday less than a half hour before the House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to mark …

Sen. Josh Hawley writes for the New York Times: Polls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” The nub of the conflict: Will Republicans be a …

The Associated Press reports: House Republicans unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill ” late Sunday, at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried to …

Bloomberg News reports:  Mehmet Oz, the US Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services leader, suggested he supports reducing federal Medicaid funding for the millions of people who gained access to the program through the Affordable Care Act. The US government pays for a larger share of the medical costs for those people, compared with individuals who qualify for conventional Medicaid. …

Politico reports: A letter signed by 20 hard-line House Republicans calling for deep cuts to Medicaid in the GOP’s domestic policy megabill appears to be written at least in part by a conservative think tank with ties to top Republican leaders. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas led the letter and promoted it publicly but digital metadata embedded in a PDF …

“Do not believe the lies the Democrat Party has said. We had their ads taken down. We sent them cease and desist letters.  They were running ads around the country in swing districts trying to convince people Republicans are going to ‘gut Medicaid.’ It’s just simply not true and that’s why their ads and billboards had to come down.” – …

Politico reports: Rep. Don Bacon, a key GOP moderate, is drawing a red line on Medicaid cuts. The Nebraska Republican has privately told the White House he won’t accept more than $500 billion in reductions to the program, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. That could complicate the GOP’s effort to pass a domestic policy bill …

The Hill reports: House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said Sunday that President Trump “does not want” the “one big, beautiful bill” encompassing his agenda “to be a health care bill.” “He will not be cutting benefits for individuals, will not allow that,” he added. “He does not want this to be a health care bill. This is …

The New York Times reports: Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor, is expected to face a tense confirmation hearing on Friday, with Democratic senators planning to question how he would oversee Medicare and Medicaid now that Republicans and the Trump administration are weighing significant changes affecting millions of Americans. Among the possible plans being considered by Republican lawmakers and …

“I think what we can promise is that no one that is legitimately on Medicaid will lose their coverage, and I think that’s important. If you’re here illegally, you should not be on any federal assistance program. “That’s not what they’re designed for. They’re designed for Americans that are struggling, that are below the poverty line, or that are infirm, …

The Hill reports: In letters exclusively provided to The Hill, AARP’s senior vice president of government affairs Bill Sweeney addressed leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and Senate Finance panel. “More than half of all the funds for long-term care in America come from Medicaid. As our country gets older, and as millions of Baby Boomers continue to …

“The Catholic Church teaches that human life is sacred, and all people have inherent dignity and worth. As Catholic bishops and organizations that provide health care and social services on behalf of the Church, we firmly believe that all people have the right to those necessities needed to live, found a family and flourish. As you address reconciliation priorities, we …

“During the campaign the president said he wouldn’t touch Social Security and Medicare — a program for the elderly. Now, he has added, it seems, Medicaid to it, which to me puts the president on thin ice. “I don’t know how they’re going to do what they want to do on Capitol Hill if they can’t make reforms to Medicaid. …

The Huffington Post reports: Republicans in the House are considering big cuts to Medicaid — and that isn’t sitting well with one Republican senator, who’s arguing they’d harm many people who voted for President Donald Trump. “I would not do severe cuts to Medicaid,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told HuffPost in an interview. He said he agreed with MAGA whisperer …

The Insider reports: President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed a House Republican budget plan that could cut billions from Medicaid, just hours after pledging that the healthcare program for millions of disabled and low-income Americans would not be touched. Republican leaders have called for massive spending cuts to finance trillions in tax cuts and other provisions. House conservatives won a …

The Associated Press reports: Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program. Millions more Americans signed up for taxpayer-funded health care coverage like Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace during the Biden administration, a shift lauded by …

Politico reports: House Republicans are passing around a “menu” of more than $5 trillion in cuts they could use to bankroll President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities this year, including tax cuts and border security. The early list of potential spending offsets obtained by POLITICO includes changes to Medicare and ending Biden administration climate programs, along with slashing welfare and “reimagining” …

USA Today reports: President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the top health insurance regulator in the country, Dr. Mehmet Oz, has invested in companies that do business with the agency he would run. Oz, Trump’s choice to run Medicare, Medicaid and the insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, owned up to $33.7 million stock in these companies when he …

The Washington Post reports: In a 2019 production of his eponymous show, Mehmet Oz extolled the transformational results of Ozempic in an interview with comedian Billy Gardell about managing his Type 2 diabetes — and shedding 21 pounds after five months on the medication. “Whoa! Now we’re talking!” Oz said as he double high-fived Gardell before turning to a drug …

The Washington Post reports: President-elect Donald Trump’s economic advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other federal safety net programs. One GOP tax adviser said lawmakers were looking at broadening work requirements for SNAP eligibility, something the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 playbook recommends. The last time Republicans controlled both …