Category: Health Care

Trump Set to Sign Largest Cut to Medicaid After a Marathon Protest Speech by Leader Jeffries

By a vote of 218 to 214, the GOP-controlled U.S. House passed President Trump’s massive budget and spending bill that will add $3.5 trillion to the national debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The bill also represents the biggest cut in Medicare in history and is a threat to the health care coverage of over 15 million people. The spending in Trump’s signature legislation also opens the door to a second era of over-incarceration in the U.S. With $175 billion allocated in spending for immigration enforcement, the money for more police officers eclipsed the 2026 budget for the U.S. Marines, which is $57 billion. Almost all of the policy focus from the Trump Administration has focused on deporting immigrants of color from Mexico and Haiti.

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North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis Admits “Money Isn’t There” for Medicaid and Trump Will “Break a Promise”

North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis Admits “Money Isn’t There” for Medicaid Will “Betray a Promise” Trump Made on the Senate floor on June 30, North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis spoke against President Trump’s budget bill that will kill health care coverage for 17 million Americans. “What do I tell 663,000 people in two years, three years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding’s not there anymore, guys?” Sen. Tillis asked the chamber.

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Trustees Warn of Looming Cuts to Social Security, Medicare as Trust Funds Dwindle

Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying full benefits within the next decade unless Congress intervenes. According to the 2025 Trustees Report, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund will only be able to pay full scheduled benefits until 2033.

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Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Reopens Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Health Center, Expanding Services to Meet Community Needs

In the face of growing challenges, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) is reaffirming its commitment to the Los Angeles community with the reopening of the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Health Center. After undergoing extensive renovations, the center opened its doors on May 27, offering a full range of sexual and reproductive health care services, including birth control, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, and abortion.

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