The dept said the #NIH & the Centers for #Medicare & #Medicaid Services will partner to build a real-world data platform enabling advanced research across #claims #data, electronic #MedicalRecords, & wearable health-monitoring #devices.

The project is part of a wider $50M #research effort #RFKJr is launching to identify the causes of #autism, which he characterizes as an *epidemic* that can be prevented.

"Republican leadership is used to resistance to Medicaid cuts from vulnerable swing district House Republicans, who worry it will cost them their jobs in 2026. …

What GOP leadership isn’t as used to, and which they may find far more difficult to deal with, is a populist revolt from the far-right over Medicaid."

#Trump #Republicans #Medicaid #TaxCuts
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"New CBO analysis shows that several policies Republicans are considering for slashing #Medicaid spending would lead to millions of ppl losing health insurance coverage.

The analysis, requested by Dems, says that per capita caps for the MDCD expansion population would save $225B in fed spending & result in1.5M more uninsured ppl by 2034. Blocking provider taxes could save $668B & lead3.9M to lose coverage, per CBO."
-J Sherman

#Republicans #Cruelty #Austerity #USPol

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In Montana, retired Republican state legislator Cary Smith, who worked w/ #FGA, said…, "They offer a buffet of options. Their agenda is making government accountable; it's in the name."

He said besides drafting #legislation, FGA provides talking points & data to help policymakers support their arguments.

"They would go in & would say, 'This is what #Medicaid *fraud* is costing us,'" Smith said. "That would be the number you'd want to use in your bill."

#RFKJr's agenda now echoes some of #FGA's key messages, & he has said states can expect approval of their waivers. Meanwhile, congressional leaders are eyeing nationwide #Medicaid cuts & #work requirements, which FGA considers among its major issues. The foundation also has a connection working inside the administration: Its former #policy director, Sam Adolphsen, was tapped to advise #Trump on #domestic matters.

Part of #FGA's strategy is to pass #legislation #state by state, with the idea that the crush of new #laws will increase pressure on the #FederalGovernment. For example, states can't limit what #food is purchased through #SNAP without federal approval through a waiver process. And in the past, some of FGA's efforts have stalled because states never got that approval.

The same year, the #FGA helped pass #SNAP restrictions affecting eligibility in #Iowa. Since those restrictions have taken effect, the #FoodBank of Iowa has seen a record number of people show up at its pantries amid rising #grocery #prices & a scaling back of #COVID pandemic-era federal #support, said Annette Hacker, a VP at the nonprofit.

In recent years, the nonprofit #FGA helped draft a 2017 #Mississippi #law, the Jackson Free Press found, which intensified eligibility checks for #public #aid that made it more difficult for some applicants to qualify. It successfully pushed a 2023 effort in #Idaho to impose #work requirements for #food #benefits that #healthcare advocates said led some recipients to lose access.

#FGA has worked for more than a decade to reshape the nation's #PublicAssistance programs. That includes #SNAP, formerly known as #FoodStamps, which federal data shows helps an average of 42M people afford food each month. It also advocates for ways to cut #Medicaid, the federal-state program that connects 71M people to subsidized #healthcare, including efforts in Idaho & Montana this year.

The suit argues the cutbacks already enacted have jeopardized a range of congressionally mandated programs, including #MentalHealth & #addiction services, #HeadStart — the federal program that funds early childhood #education for #poor students — #Medicaid & assistance for #LowIncome households in paying heating & cooling bills.