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Why government shutdown, fight over Obamacare and Medicaid matters for Black Americans

The federal government is close to a shutdown amid a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over health care in America—and Black Americans stand to suffer as a result. TheGrio was at the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump hosted congressional leaders from both parties, along with Vice President JD Vance and White House Office of Budget and Management Director Russell Vought, as the leaders attempted to negotiate a deal to avert the shutdown, which could leave millions […]

todaySeptember 30, 2025

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White House and Hakeem Jeffries clash over claim people will ‘literally die’ from proposed Medicaid cuts

In a war of words, the White House on Monday called out House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his claim that President Donald Trump‘s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will result in deaths. In response, the minority leader’s office tells theGrio the facts speak for themselves. This week, the U.S. Senate is considering passage of the Republican Party’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes key items of Trump’s agenda, like permanent tax cuts and increased spending for immigration enforcement. To pay […]

todayJune 2, 2025 1

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Black Americans critically rely on Medicaid and SNAP. Trump-GOP budget bill cuts nearly $1 trillion.

Republicans in Congress are racing to pass President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which would extend his 2017 tax cuts and make significant spending cuts to Medicaid and food assistance totaling nearly $1 trillion. The legislation, which is being advanced without any support from Democrats, is being slammed by critics who say it would overwhelmingly benefit wealthy Americans and corporations at the expense of steep cuts to social programs that millions rely on. Most notably, recipients of the […]

todayMay 21, 2025

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Jeffries warns about Republican cuts to Medicaid, slams Elon Musk for making $8 million per day

House Democratic leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., railed against Republicans after their party passed a budget bill that would extend President Donald Trump‘s 2017 tax cuts law and enact new tax cuts totaling more than $4 trillion. In an effort to pay for such massive tax cuts, the Republican budget calls for huge spending cuts. On Thursday, during his weekly press conference, Jeffries warned that Medicaid will be on the chopping block as a result. “Every single member of the […]

todayFebruary 28, 2025

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Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup health costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago. So, Sandy LoGrande thought it was a mistake when, a year after her father’s death, Massachusetts billed her $177,000 for her father’s Medicaid expenses and threatened to sue for his home if she didn’t pay up quickly. “The home was everything,” to […]

todayMarch 17, 2024 1

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State where Black babies almost 2x more likely to die than white infants adds earlier Medicaid coverage

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the worst rate of infant mortality in the U.S. The “presumptive eligibility” legislation signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves will become law July 1. It says Medicaid will pay for a pregnant woman’s outpatient medical care for up to 60 days while her application for the government-funded […]

todayMarch 13, 2024