By: Anne Dwyer, Hannah Green and Jessie Mandle, National Program Director at the Healthy Schools Campaign With Congress contemplating major cuts to Medicaid , health services provided to school-age children covered by Medicaid could be threatened. Services provided in schools increase access to care for school-age children – who make up nearly one third of […]
On Friday, January 17, Politico and other news outlets reported that the House Budget Committee distributed to the House Republican Caucus a new 50-page list of mandatory spending and tax proposals that may be included in budget reconciliation legislation. The new list includes not only the draconian Medicaid cuts of up to $2.3 trillion over […]
Medicaid is the backbone of many aspects of our health care system including paying for the majority of nursing home residents, covering 40 to 50 percent of children and births depending on where you live, people with disabilities and other low-income people. Medicaid covers almost 80 million people in total – roughly four times as […]
As Congress Considers Major Cuts to Medicaid, New Report Sheds Light on Role Medicaid Fulfills for Small Towns and Rural Communities Georgetown University CCF shared a new report, published county-level maps and explained how federal Medicaid cuts being considered by Congress would have an outsized impact on rural America during a webinar on January 15. […]
As our colleague Edwin Park has explained, there is keen interest on the part of some Congressional Republican leaders in capping federal Medicaid payments to states, ideally by converting Medicaid from a health insurance program into a block grant. Currently, the federal government matches state spending for the costs of health and long-term care services […]
Below you will find sample social media posts and graphics to accompany Georgetown University CCF’s 2025 Rural Report. Download all these images here. New Report: @GeorgetownCCF finds residents of small towns and rural communities rely on Medicaid more than those in metro areas. bit.ly/RuralReport25 #MedicaidMatters #RuralHealth New report from @GeorgetownCCF shows that 41% of children […]
