Tag: federal budget
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GOP-backed cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would hurt their red states, say Democratic governors
(Update, June 30, 2025: The U.S. Senate advanced its budget bill on Saturday, June 28, on a 51-49 vote. On Monday, June 30, the Senate began voting on amendments to...
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Coalition: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will result in ‘deep’ safety net cuts; says proposed cuts to provider taxes are harmful
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A coalition that works to meet the basic needs of Kentuckians provided an update June 17 on state and federal policies that impact the...
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Experts say Medicaid cuts would risk opioid treatment access for Kentuckians
By Nadia Ramlagan Kentucky News Connection As Congress continues to push for cuts and additional work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, experts warn that more Kentuckians could lose access to treatment...
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‘Golden Age’ or ‘wrong and cruel?’ Kentuckians respond to U.S. House GOP passing Trump’s plan
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Reaction in Kentucky to the “big beautiful bill” Republicans in the U.S. House passed early Thursday ranged from alarm to applause. The bill, which passed...
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Hard choices face Kentucky Republican tasked with recommending Medicaid cuts
By Jamie Lucke, Sarah Ladd and McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern As U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie prepares to lead a debate on the future of Medicaid, his home state of Kentucky...
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American Health Care Act would have major impact on Ky. by phasing out Medicaid expansion, changing private insurance
By Danielle Ray and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The acronyms may be similar, but the American Health Care Act, Republicans’ replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...
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Senate takes first step toward repealing Obamacare; Rand Paul, worried about deficit and debt, is only Republican to vote no
Paul, McConnell (Washington Post photo) Citing concerns about the federal budget deficit and the national debt, Rand Paul of Kentucky was the only Republican senator to vote against a non-binding...
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Sen. Rand Paul offers plan to repeal most of Obamacare; would remove requirement to cover pre-existing conditions
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky “is gathering support among Republican lawmakers for an ACA replacement plan designed to make health insurance less expensive by lifting many of the health...
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Paul, citing deficit, is among small but potentially pivotal group of GOP senators who want Obamacare replaced when repealed
This story was updated Monday, Jan. 9. Kentuckian Rand Paul is among a small but growing and potentially pivotal group of Republican senators who say the Patient Protection and Affordable...
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Democrats in Congress lose key round in bid for immediate anti-addiction funds; threaten filibuster that could kill the bill
Deaths from prescription overdose hit a record high in 2014 By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Democrats are threatening to filibuster the proposed Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act after a Democratic-led effort...