A pair of health care programs that benefit noncitizens - one of which is already on Gov. JB Pritzker's budgetary chopping block - far outstripped its original estimated price tag, an audit says.

The House of Representatives passed a budget resolution establishing the congressional budget for the fiscal year 2025.

There are few things more sacrosanct in the American political system than Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, the trio ...

The Republicans have also directed the House Agriculture Committee to come up with some $230 billion in savings. One likely ...

Looming federal Medicaid cuts could shift a massive financial burden to state governments, potentially requiring them to make up between $700 billion and $1. 1 trillion in funding over the next decade ...

U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is engaged in a heated exchange on X with Florida GOP Chair Evan Power in the aftermath of a rancorous congressional session that made headlines when the comb ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today accused his GOP congressional colleagues of blatantly lying to Americans about the impact of the latest budget action, especially as it concerns Med ...

Connecticut officials are warning of major cuts to Medicaid in the state if the federal budget passes as proposed. The budget ...

House Republicans narrowly passed a budget that includes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts, with ...

The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid ...

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