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Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around

The legislative package the U.S. House of Representatives passed on April 26, 2023, by a narrow margin would pare federal spending over the next decade while also raising the debt ceiling. One important measure in the Republican-backed b...

Simon F. Haeder Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University·12 months ago

COVID-19 clawbacks, spending caps and a cut – what House Republicans got in return for pushing the US to the brink of default

House Republicans pushed the U.S. to the edge of a fiscal crisis because they wanted deep cuts in government spending. So, based on the tentative deal announced on May 27, 2023, how did they do?

Raymond Scheppach Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia·11 months ago

Debt ceiling negotiators reach a deal: 5 essential reads about the tentative accord, brinkmanship and the danger of default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on May 27, 2023, agreed in principle to a tentative deal that would raise the debt ceiling while capping some federal spending at current levels.

Matt Williams Senior Breaking News and International Editor·11 months ago

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