Robert King
Reporter at POLITICO
Reporter for @politico covering Medicare, Medicaid and ACA. Formerly @dcexaminer and @fiercehealth. Send tips to [email protected]. DM for Signal
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Ben Leonard |Meredith Lee |Robert King
Newly released amendments will likely add savings — and coverage losses — under the Republican megabill. Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) confer during a House Budget Committee markup of a budget reconciliation bill on Capitol Hill, May 16, 2025.
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Robert King
“It is a real problem if you change these programs without thinking through how they affect rural communities,” said Alan Levine, who previously led health agencies in Florida and Louisiana under Republican governors and now serves as president and CEO of the hospital system Ballad Health, which has rural hospitals across parts of Appalachia.
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Robert King |Ben Leonard
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Robert King |Kelly Hooper |Chelsea Cirruzzo
House E&C Committee Chair Brett Guthrie's willingness to compromise could be what brings colleagues around at Tuesday’s megabill markup. | Francis Chung/POLITICO A BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL — House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) has had to make peace between moderates wary of deep cuts to Medicaid and conservatives angling for the cuts to make Republicans’ domestic policy megabill work.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Ben Leonard |Robert King
Fierce pushback from hospitals and clinics are also weighing on Republicans ahead of a marathon markup. Rep. Chip Roy speaks during a House Rules Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol on April 9, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House Republican leaders appear to have won support from key moderates by backing off the most controversial proposals to overhaul Medicaid — but it has created new risks for the GOP’s domestic policy megabill.
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