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The costs for federal grocery assistance—known as SNAP—grew during the pandemic, but have been declining.
The numbers appeared tied to estimates on the number of people who may be cut from Medicaid under U.S. President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." ...
With only a single vote to spare, the House passed a controversial budget bill that includes billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy, along with billions of dollars of cuts to Medicaid, the ...
Under budget legislation passed by the House on May 22, Medicaid enrollees would face work requirements two years sooner than ...
(WIB) – Tensions ran high on Capitol Hill this week as Congress grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the Trump administration’s proposal to slash $21.6 billion from ...
They should understand that the work we’re doing is not only saving lives, but it’s bettering our community,” an instructor ...
Tribal officials and some congressional leaders say cuts to federal health programs have not included input from Native ...
GOP-controlled House committees approved parts of President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” this week, including ...
WHI Lawmakers in Washington are debating the next budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is proposing to cut spending by more than 25% ...
The president's proposed HHS budget for fiscal year 2026 is $94B, ~26% less than for FY25. It also includes significant job cuts. About $500M is earmarked for the Make America Healthy Again ...
such as the budget’s plan to cut spending by about 26 percent, with the largest cuts proposed for the National Institutes of Health. DeLauro asked Kennedy if HHS was also freezing and ...
Kennedy Jr. made the case that he’s running a cost-efficient, yet effective, HHS. “When my team ... Kennedy came to the committee to defend budget and staffing cuts to his department.