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Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump ...
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Roughly 5% of children in the commonwealth lack coverage — a stat that hasn’t budged since at least 2019, according to a recent report on child welfare by
the Annie E. Casey Foundation
, a Baltimore-based research and policy group.
Advocates told Spotlight PA that number could spike when the Medicaid changes go into effect.
“There’s a lot on the horizon that I think could really stand to push us back years, in terms of progress,” said Kari King, president and CEO of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. She added that Congress also let COVID-related tax credits expire, which could
lead to higher premiums
that force families to drop private or Affordable Care Act coverage.
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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 aWhite House news releaseat the time, the administration said the cuts would strengthen Medicaid by "eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse and blocking illegal immigrants" from using the program.
Gov. Josh Shapiro has said Pennsylvania cannot backfill its expected$34 billion to $57 billionreduction. His administration predicts the cuts will cause more than 300,000 adults to become uninsured. A Department of Human Services spokesperson said children will be impacted, but was u…
Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump ...
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Commonwealth Media Services
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 immigrants" from using the program.
Gov. Josh Shapiro has said Pennsylvania cannot backfill its expected
$34 billion to $57 billion
reduction. His administration predicts the cuts will cause more than 300,000 adults to become uninsured. A Department of Human Services spokesperson said children will be impacted, but was unable to provide an estimate of how many.
In theory, the state Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, could help ease the pain. The program, which
doesn’t have an income limit
, insures kids f…
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HARRISBURG, PA — 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 bill…
Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom
Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom
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Corroboration
No verdict, no pronouncement. The model extracts atomic factual claims with verbatim quotes; every quote is validated against the source text and corroboration is computed by counting how many editorially-opposed blocs assert each fact. 4 fabricated/unverifiable quotes were rejected by the cite-or-die gate.
The spine · 4 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs
1×broadly confirmedLast 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.
other
wfmz.com“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.”
spotlightpa.org“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.”
1×broadly confirmedThe Trump administration said the Medicaid cuts would strengthen Medicaid by 'eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse and blocking illegal immigrants' from using the program.
other
wfmz.com“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 immigrants" from using the program.”
spotlightpa.org“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 immigrants" from using the program.”
1×broadly confirmedGov. Josh Shapiro has said Pennsylvania cannot backfill its expected $34 billion to $57 billion reduction.
other
wfmz.com“Gov. Josh Shapiro has said Pennsylvania cannot backfill its expected $34 billion to $57 billion reduction.”
spotlightpa.org“Gov. Josh Shapiro has said Pennsylvania cannot backfill its expected $34 billion to $57 billion reduction.”
1×broadly confirmedAdvocates warn that upcoming Medicaid changes are poised to increase Pennsylvania’s number of uninsured children and reverse decades of efforts to provide healthcare to poor families in the state.
other
wfmz.com“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.”
spotlightpa.org“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.”
riverreporter.com“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.”
Single-source · 4 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration predicts the Medicaid cuts will cause more than 300,000 adults to become uninsured.
spotlightpa.org
Kari King, president and CEO of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, said the Medicaid changes could push progress back years.
papartnerships.org
Kari King said Congress letting COVID-related tax credits expire could lead to higher premiums that force families to drop private or Affordable Care Act coverage.
papartnerships.org
A Department of Human Services spokesperson said children will be impacted by the Medicaid cuts but was unable to provide an estimate of how many.
spotlightpa.org
Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
wfmz.com
“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.”
→ Upcoming Medicaid changes may increase the number of uninsured children in Pennsylvania and undo prior healthcare access gains.
papartnerships.org
“There’s a lot on the horizon that I think could really stand to push us back years, in terms of progress”
→ Medicaid changes may set back progress in child healthcare access.
spotlightpa.org
“the administration said the cuts would strengthen Medicaid by "eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse and blocking illegal immigrants" from using the program.”
→ The Trump administration claimed the Medicaid cuts would improve program integrity by removing ineligible users.