Phil Galewitz
Stories
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Why the health care lobby failed to stop cuts to Medicaid funding
The powerful health industry lobby couldn't persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill. What's behind the lobbying failure?
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Amid Medicaid's 'unwinding,' many states work to expand health care access
States have been culling their Medicaid rolls since pandemic coverage protections expired last year. But more than a dozen states have also expanded access for lower-income people, including children.