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Trump to propose $4.8 trillion U.S. budget with large cuts in safety nets and foreign aid, WSJ reports

Business Feb 10, 2020

Trump to propose $4.8 trillion U.S. budget with large cuts in safety nets and foreign aid, WSJ reports

U.S. President Donald Trump will release a $4.8 trillion budget on Monday that will propose steep cuts to social safety net programs and foreign aid, the Wall Street Journal reported on.wsj.com/37hXtbj on Sunday. The budget will raise military spending by 0.3 percent to $740.5 billion ...

Trump may redefine poverty, cutting Americans from welfare rolls

Business / Economy May 7, 2019

Trump may redefine poverty, cutting Americans from welfare rolls

The Trump administration may alter the way it determines the national poverty threshold, putting Americans living on the margins at risk of losing access to welfare programs. The possible move would involve changing how inflation is calculated in the "official poverty measure," the White House ...

Trump budget boosts military and Mexico border wall but targets vital social services that help poor and elderly

World / Politics Mar 12, 2019

Trump budget boosts military and Mexico border wall but targets vital social services that help poor and elderly

President Donald Trump in his 2020 budget on Monday called for overhauls of social programs that help poor and elderly Americans, while boosting military spending and funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall, in the opening gambits of his next funding fight with the U.S. Congress. The ...

Business Nov 20, 2018

Firm's 600% opioid antidote price hike cost taxpayers millions: U.S. senators

Kaleo Inc.'s more than 600 percent price increase on its opioid-overdose antidote has cost the Medicare and Medicaid health program $142 million since 2014, according to a report by two U.S. senators. Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Tom Carper of Delaware said in the ...

GOP-led Congress under fire as secrecy-shrouded Trump tax overhaul seen targeting coveted deductions

World / Politics Oct 30, 2017

GOP-led Congress under fire as secrecy-shrouded Trump tax overhaul seen targeting coveted deductions

President Donald Trump's plan for overhauling the U.S. tax system faced growing opposition from interest groups on Sunday, as Republicans prepare to unveil sweeping legislation that could eliminate some of the most popular tax breaks to help pay for lower taxes. Republicans who control the ...

Senate GOP bill to kill Obamacare dies quick death, prompts Trump to slam 'so-called Republicans'

World / Politics Sep 27, 2017

Senate GOP bill to kill Obamacare dies quick death, prompts Trump to slam 'so-called Republicans'

A Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare fell apart in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday for the second time in two months in a serious defeat for President Donald Trump's domestic agenda. The party was unable to win enough support from its own senators for a ...

Republicans set vote on health care bill slammed by Obama as path to 'real human suffering'

World / Politics Sep 21, 2017

Republicans set vote on health care bill slammed by Obama as path to 'real human suffering'

Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to scuttle Obamacare even as a popular comedian who has become part of the U.S. health care debate denounced the bill and former President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of "real human ...

Top GOP Sen. McConnell vows to unveil revised health care plan for vote next week, mum on specifics

World / Politics Jul 12, 2017

Top GOP Sen. McConnell vows to unveil revised health care plan for vote next week, mum on specifics

The top U.S. Senate Republican said on Tuesday he would unveil a revised version of major health care legislation sought by President Donald Trump on Thursday but deep divisions within the party left the stalled bill's prospects uncertain. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate ...

Business May 22, 2017

Washington Post: Trump budget to include cuts to Medicaid, other help for low-income citizens

U.S. President Donald Trump's budget proposal, set to be unveiled on Tuesday, will include cuts to Medicaid and propose changes to other assistance programs for low-income citizens, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump's ...

With Medicaid rolls set to grow, Oregon bets it can slow costs

World / Science & Health Jan 30, 2013

With Medicaid rolls set to grow, Oregon bets it can slow costs

by Sarah Kliff

In 2011, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber faced a vexing problem: The state had a $2 billion hole in its Medicaid budget and no good way to fill it. He could cut doctors' pay by 40 percent, but that might lead to them quitting Medicaid altogether. He ...

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