Medicaid - Washington D.C. Newsletter
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Opinion: Solving Washington’s deficit without tax increases
22 Dec 2025 04:17 GMT
… Democrats will also tell you Washington is a “low tax … and local taxes, ranking Washington as the 10th highest business … July 2024. This extends Medicaid-like coverage to undocumented immigrants … programs must be cut. Washington will thrive once the government …
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House passes bill to limit Medicaid coverage for transgender youth care
21 Dec 2025 02:12 GMT
… on Thursday that would prevent Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care … Advocate.
The passage of the Medicaid bill came on the heels … Carolina Rep. Don Davis, and Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Both …
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Ideas & Opinions — Michael James Taylor : Obamacare’s broken promises and Washington’s latest health care standoff
20 Dec 2025 09:37 GMT
… political theater. Yet today, as Washington debates the future of Affordable … insurance through employers, Medicare, or Medicaid, not through ACA exchanges. Premiums … legitimacy. That bipartisan foundation helped Medicaid endure for decades without recurring …
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RFK Jr.’s Son Crosses Aisle: Pride in Trump’s Drug-Price Miracle Shakes Washington
19 Dec 2025 23:47 GMT
… , expanding most-favored-nation to Medicaid and cash-paying patients. Fox … remarks echoed across X posts. Washington Examiner noted pharma rushing to … momentum.
Reuters confirmed deals for Medicaid and cash payers, aligning U …
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Trump secures agreements with major drugmakers to lower Medicaid prescription costs for Americans
19 Dec 2025 20:52 GMT
… deal with Pfizer to lower Medicaid drug prices in the Oval … on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/ … in the government's Medicaid health program below those of … wealthy countries, with analysts noting Medicaid—which accounts for 10% of …
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Washington AG rebukes federal strategy to ban gender care for minors
19 Dec 2025 19:35 GMT
… from receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds for any services … prevent government insurers, like Medicaid and TRICARE, from paying … families and providers in Washington, Gardea added. The QLaw …
“Under the law in Washington, necessary healthcare for transgender …
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No healthcare deal as Republicans leave Washington
19 Dec 2025 18:11 GMT
… spent their last day in Washington passing anti-trans messaging bills … to transgender youth and ban Medicaid from covering care for transgender …
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House passes bill banning Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for youth
19 Dec 2025 16:58 GMT
… minors passes with Democrats’ support
Medicaid policy already explicitly excludes trans … ban gender-affirming care under Medicaid
“Politicians should never prohibit parents … based on ideology and placing Washington politicians between families and their …
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Washington Republicans say no new taxes are needed, and dare Democrats to prove them wrong
19 Dec 2025 13:33 GMT
Washington House Republicans rolled out … new-taxes proposal that argues Washington’s affordability crisis is … agenda is failing Washington families
Couture pointed to Washington’s rising cost … restores nearly $1 billion in Medicaid funding cut in the previous …
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Maine can’t wait for Washington to fix our health care crisis
19 Dec 2025 06:37 GMT
… must act.
From huge Medicaid and Medicare cuts to an … because the truth remains: What Washington breaks, states will be … over the years — expanding Medicaid, training new members of urgently … accountability.
We cannot control what Washington does. But we can …