#medicaid-funding

#medicaid-funding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a series of proposals Thursday that would increase restrictions on care for transgender Americans, including puberty blockers, surgeries, and hormone therapy. Beyond these regulations, HHS said it would cut off federal Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to transgender children aged 18 and under. In a statement Thursday, Campbell harshly criticized the proposed rules, which would also exclude people with gender identity disorders from certain discrimination protections surrounding HHS-funded programs.

With that opening line, West Virginia's solicitor, Caleb B. David, urged a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse its own ruling and reinstate the state's categorical Medicaid ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender adults. The case, Anderson v. Crouch, had returned to the court after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated its ruling and remanded it for reconsideration following the high court's 2025 decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case focused narrowly on restrictions for minors.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, considered by some to be the frontrunner to be the next Democratic presidential nominee, said during a panel on Wednesday that he wants his party to be a "big tent" that welcomes large numbers of people into the fold. But he's "adamantly against" one of the most popular proposals Democrats have to offer: a wealth tax.

Every working adult was once a playing child. Coping mechanisms and how one adapts to employment can be traced back to early experiences. Yet, recent cuts in hundreds of billions of dollars to Medicaid put access to mental health care for children at risk. Cuts to Medicaid, the largest payer for children's mental health services, are harmful to implement at a time of crisis for youth mental health. They can also adversely affect the future workforce.

Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had initially secured a meeting with President Trump earlier this week, but it was cancelled at the urging of Republican congressional leaders. Funding is set to run out at midnight on Sept. 30, at which point most federal agencies will shut down without a spending agreement from Congress. Driving the news: Jeffries said in a press gaggle on Capitol Hill he has a "positive and communicative relationship" with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), but that there is "no trust" between House Democrats and Republicans.

The Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina can bar Planned Parenthood from federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services, enabling states to limit Medicaid providers.

Enrollment in community nonprofit organizations for elderly care is capped due to action from Gov. Maura Healey; new applicants face a waiting list until service levels decline.