Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, hospitals checking citizenship status, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House would rearrange the U.S. social safety

The House-approved budget bill includes proposals for significant spending cuts to Medicaid and new work requirements.

A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can’t meet reporting rules.

About 200,000 Washingtonians could lose health care coverage if the U.S. Senate approves the cuts, and hospitals, clinics and nursing homes would lose key funding.

House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Trump's bill would require Medicaid applicants to provide proof of their work hours and apply for specific exceptions, creating new barriers for individuals to maintain insurance.

In today’s edition … how the House’s approval of Medicaid cuts could impact more than just congressional campaigns ... what’s next in the Senate … and a funny story about sleeping.

Older adults and low-income people will have a tougher time accessing food assistance and healthcare services under the House Republicans’ tax bill that will now likely face changes in the Senate.

Alaskans staged demonstrations Wednesday and Thursday to protest Alaska Rep. Nick Begich’s support for Medicaid cuts in the national budget reconciliation bill. The demonstrations were held outside Begich’s Anchorage office before and after his vote for what attendees called “devastating” Medicaid cuts.

At the D.C. rally, people stood in the rain holding signs that said, “Who wants long ER wait times?” and “Protect health centers, Protect communities.”