Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom
HARRISBURG — Upcoming changes to Medicaid are poised to increase Pennsylvania’s number of uninsured children and reverse decades of efforts to provide healthcare to poor families in the state, advocates warn. Last year, Congress and the Trump administration approved legislation creating additional work requirements for Medicaid participants and mandating $990 billion in cuts to the program over the next 10 years. In a White House news release at the time, the administration said the cuts would strengthen Medicaid by “eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse and blocking illegal ...
