Aug 22, 2018 | Civil Rights, Economic Policy, Education, Entitlement, Environment, Foreign Policy, Health & Gender, Immigration, Social Justice
Register to Vote and Confirm or Change Registration Learn if you’re eligible to vote, how to register, check, or update your information at USA.gov Photo by annie...
Jan 21, 2018 | Health & Gender, Entitlement
Letter issued on January 11, 2018 Note: This brief updates previous entitlement programs briefs. For more information, please see the April 12, 2017 brief on work requirements for Medicaid. Summary The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter...
Jun 10, 2017 | Entitlement
Informational Brief Who Is Eligible Medicaid is America’s joint federal-state national health insurance program that covers low-income citizens of all ages. Any families or pregnant women with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty line are considered low-income...
May 30, 2017 | Entitlement
Budget Proposal Released May 23, 2017 Policy Summary Trump’s budget proposal that was released on Tuesday, May 23 follows through with the AHCA bill’s $800 billion in cut to Medicaid over the next decade. As anticipated from the budget draft, this reduction would lead...
May 19, 2017 | Entitlement
Federal Funding Application Draft Released on May 12, 2017 Policy Summary In 2011, Texas stopped receiving federal funding because it refused to comply with the federal law requiring states to fund any willing provider. The main reason for this refusal was Planned...
May 9, 2017 | Entitlement
Proposed Legislation Passed House on May 4, 2017 Policy Summary Despite Donald Trump’s promise in his candidacy announcement speech to not cut Medicaid, the health care bill that passed the House on Thursday includes massive cuts to Medicaid. Although the bill...
