Medicaid - Washington D.C. Newsletter
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SPR News Today: Is Washington's child separation policy actually keeping kids safe?
04 Feb 2026 15:58 GMT
… #39;t onboard with Washington Democrats' newly proposed … .
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Washington Democratic leaders have formally introduced … state police, prisons and Medicaid are currently exempt from … that fewer families in Washington have been separated since …
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Developmental disabilities levy to appear on Washington County ballots in May
02 Feb 2026 23:49 GMT
… , Ohio (WTAP) - Washington County voters will decide in … to meet its mandated local Medicaid match for individuals receiving … fund the state’s federal Medicaid match.
The levy would … delays or disabilities. Unlike the Medicaid waiver match, early intervention …
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Planned Parenthood voluntarily dismisses lawsuit over Medicaid cuts
02 Feb 2026 20:10 GMT
… administration over sweeping cuts to Medicaid funding.
The cuts targeted nearly … Medicaid reimbursements from abortion providers as litigation proceeded in court.
The Washington … Planned Parenthood patients rely on Medicaid to cover their elective abortion …
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Planned Parenthood ends suit against Trump administration over serving Medicaid patients
02 Feb 2026 20:00 GMT
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on … ’ “big, beautiful” law blocked Medicaid patients from visiting its clinics … administration to legally withhold Medicaid funding from going to … So the new language prevented Medicaid patients from scheduling appointments at …
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Ohio was awarded $202 million for rural health. It’s not enough to offset federal Medicaid cuts
02 Feb 2026 10:28 GMT
… progressive economic policy group in Washington, D.C., told … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, last fall … do federal Medicaid cuts impact rural communities?
“Medicaid is especially … so they rely heavily on Medicaid reimbursements to stay open. …
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Sanders Secures Vote on His Amendment to Cut $75 Billion in ICE Funding and Redirect Those Funds to Medicaid
31 Jan 2026 16:40 GMT
"While Trump and other right-wing politicians are slandering them as 'terrorists,' the video evidence makes it clear beyond all doubt: They were gunned down in broad daylight simply for exercising their First Amendment right to protest mass …
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Medicaid contractors strike deals with CMS to help states execute work requirements
30 Jan 2026 21:19 GMT
… includes 40 states and Washington, D.C.
Work mandates … trialed work requirements, many Medicaid beneficiaries lost coverage not … to automatically connect unemployed Medicaid beneficiaries to job … help states integrate their Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition …
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CMS finalizes rule cracking down on Medicaid provider taxes
30 Jan 2026 21:19 GMT
… to unfairly inflate their federal Medicaid reimbursement.
The regulation, first proposed … more funds from Washington to pay for things outside Medicaid’s scope … and increasing uncompensated care. Decreased Medicaid reimbursement could also hit providers …
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Washington lawmakers reintroduce bill to ban anesthesia time limits
30 Jan 2026 20:58 GMT
Washington state lawmakers have reintroduced a … employees, including Medicaid and those administered by the Washington Health Care Authority …
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14,000 Washington families could lose child care under proposed budget, advocates say
30 Jan 2026 19:37 GMT
… governor’s supplemental budget have Washington parents like Cortes worried … care, according to Start Early Washington.
Cortes, who is pregnant, … cuts to food benefits and Medicaid. Nearly 4 in 10 … to Child Care Aware of Washington.
The Trump administration’s …