Recently, the House “narrowly passed” a Republican-backed bill that will significantly alter Medicaid and Medicare. Not in a good way. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates cuts of $500 billion from Medicare and $700 billion from Medicaid funding to the states over the next 10 years. People will die as a result of these cuts.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of Health and Human Services, has recently stated that people should not take medical advice from him, particularly concerning vaccines. This stance seems to be a departure from his previous public statements and actions.
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over concerns that an $11 billion funding loss would severely impact nursing home residents and community health. A team of attorney generals, co-led by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, requested the judge to reinstate the funding, noting that the budget cuts were
In its 60 years, Medicaid has swelled from a small program that provided medical care to poor Americans receiving cash assistance to the largest source of public insurance. It covers 72 million Americans, about one-fifth of the population. It pays for about half of all nursing care in the United States, and 40 percent of all births.
House Republicans released their initial budget plan. It includes deep cuts to Medicaid. Meanwhile, Trump plans to give Elon Musk $400 million for untested armored vehicles from Tesla. Nursing homes in New York will be forced to close their doors without an increase in Medicaid funding, a dire warning as Trump freezes federal funds and plan
Before Biden left office, CMS developed a new program that is now in jeopardy under Trump’s federal freeze. The program was needed relief and good news for understaffed nursing homes. CMS proposed a grant of upwards $50,000 for nursing students seeking Registered Nursing careers and experience. In order to qualify, students will have to work
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