Democratic members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation railed against the budget blueprint that passed the House on Tuesday night, warning it could result in steep cuts to Medicaid. But an Alto

A federal budget resolution that narrowly passed on partisan lines Tuesday could lead to major cuts to Medicaid. Now Pennsylvania Democrats and health care advocates are sounding the alarm about how those cuts could harm vulnerable people.

With sinking industry standards, skilled nursing facility workers worry about further funding cuts. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Healthcare workers from across Pennsylvania gathered in Cumberland County for a rally this week,

Republicans, including Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick, approved a budget resolution calling for $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid — the program that provides health insurance for low-income Americans

Amid an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to reduce government spending, some Pennsylvania lawmakers have raised concern about potential cuts and freezing of grant funding and the effects they could have on Medicaid services and major transportation projects.

Pennsylvania’s annual, acrimonious budget season will take place this year under far more uncertain conditions than usual, with skyrocketing Medicaid costs and a foggy future for federal outlays to the commonwealth and its counties and municipalities.

The lawmakers said the House budget is merely symbolic even though it lays the groundwork for big policy changes.

Nearly a quarter of Pennsylvanians are on Medicaid, the joint federal-state program that covers medical costs for poor people along with nursing home and personal care home expenses. If Republicans on Capitol Hill target Medicaid as they seek to slash federal spending by $2 trillion and enact $4.

Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

Higher-ups in the Pa. House urged Pennsylvanian Congress members to vote against a bill proposing $880 billion in federal healthcare budget cuts.

Any reduction in federal funding for healthcare will trigger a trickle-down effect to which providers do not want to be subject.