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Hearing State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies.
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 12 transcript matches
CLARKE, YVETTE D. "looking for ways to undermine these programs. CMS is demanding that states solve problems in their Medicaid programs without defining what the problems are. Or in the case of New York, CMS has based its scrutiny of Medicaid spending on an embarrassing misinterpretation of its own data. Mr. Baseri, Dr. Oz sent you a letter on March 3rd that stated that nearly three out of every four Medicaid beneficiaries received personal care services from 2023 through part of 2025. Dr. Oz posted that letter on social media along with a video threatening New York's Medicaid funding. Mr. Baseri, what's the..."
Hearing Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape
house Health Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript · 11 transcript matches
PALLONE, FRANK "afford the deductible, you're going back to the days when there was no ACA, where Americans were skipping care that they need and instead come to health care providers sicker and more desperate and it's going to leave millions of Americans buried in medical debt. That's the other thing that will force even more providers to close their doors. And the Trump administration and Republicans are doubling down on Medicaid cuts at all. Also, we heard this yesterday in the hearing, in their latest crusade, the Trump administration has acted to withhold and defer about 30 percent of all federal..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
MERKLEY, JEFF "my constituents wrote to me about her two 40-year-old sons with disabilities who, since they were 18, have lived in group homes and attended day programs. Her plea to us was simple. Don't force families like hers back towards institutionalization by cutting Medicaid funding for these programs. And institutionalization is always more expensive. In her words, it would be insane, inhumane, and a crime against humanity. Insane is right. This isn't about fraud. If it was, this hearing would be about the president pardoning convicted fraudsters, encouraging fraud, and cutting funding for Medicaid..."
CRS Report
Legislative History of Medicaid Financing for the Territories
Reports · Jun 22, 2023
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that finances the delivery of medical services for low-income individuals. The U.S. territories (i.e., American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern...
CRS Report
Medicaid Provider Taxes
Reports · Dec 30, 2024
States are able to use revenues from health care provider taxes to help finance the state share of Medicaid expenditures. Federal statute and regulations define a provider tax as a health...
CRS Report
Medicaid Financing for the Territories
Resources · Jun 22, 2023
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that finances the delivery of medical services for low-income individuals. The territories (i.e., American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...
Hearing Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "To date, 23 manufacturing companies, such as Eli Lilly, Amgen, Stryker, have committed to invest more than $2.6 billion and create more than 5,700 jobs, supporting our economy while reducing U.S. dependence on foreign adversaries for pharmaceuticals and other critical products. With a renewed attention on the Western Hemisphere, Puerto Rico is also playing a leading role supporting the counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and helping keeping the homeland safe. Looking ahead, one of our most pressing priorities is securing long-term Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico after the current..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "To date, 23 manufacturing companies, such as Eli Lilly, Amgen, Stryker, have committed to invest more than $2.6 billion and create more than 5,700 jobs, supporting our economy while reducing U.S. dependence on foreign adversaries for pharmaceuticals and other critical products. With a renewed attention on the Western Hemisphere, Puerto Rico is also playing a leading role supporting the counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and helping keeping the homeland safe. Looking ahead, one of our most pressing priorities is securing long-term Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico after the current..."
Hearing Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holidays.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
ALISON BARKOFF "Many older adults and disabled people require assistance to live in their own communities and age in place. I'm going to briefly discuss the major programs that provide these supports. First and most importantly, Medicaid funds home and community-based services, or HCBS. HCBS includes home care, senior day programs, disability employment supports, respite care, and"
Testimony GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, t...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"I think you've just recently given us the $67 billion number. If they had a choice, they'd rather $67 billion fund Medicaid and their health care. They'd rather have $67 billion fund to get the cost of groceries down, to get the cost of fuel down. And with the constant problems in the Strait of Hormuz and the continuing and the escalating of this war, people are very distressed about the cost of fueling their cars, fueling their homes, the cost of diesel for truck drivers, and the cost it's..."
Testimony CLARKE, YVETTE D.
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"looking for ways to undermine these programs. CMS is demanding that states solve problems in their Medicaid programs without defining what the problems are. Or in the case of New York, CMS has based its scrutiny of Medicaid spending on an embarrassing misinterpretation of its own data. Mr. Baseri, Dr. Oz sent you a letter on March 3rd that stated that nearly three out of every four Medicaid beneficiaries received personal care services from 2023 through part of 2025. Dr. Oz posted that letter..."
CRS Report
Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments
Reports · Nov 20, 2023
The Medicaid statute requires states to make disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to hospitals treating large numbers of low-income patients. This provision is intended to recognize the...
CRS Report
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328): Medicaid and CHIP Provisions
Reports · Oct 24, 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA 2023; P.L. 117-328), enacted on December 29, 2022, provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2023, provides supplemental...
CRS Report
Medicaid Recession-Related FMAP Increases
Reports · May 7, 2020
Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal government and the states. States incur Medicaid costs by making payments to service providers (e.g., for doctor visits) and performing administrative...
Testimony CLARKE, YVETTE D.
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"the Trump administration, CMS announced it would withhold up to $2 billion from 14 of Minnesota's health care services. Days later, on the heels of the killing of an innocent American citizen by ICE agents, President Trump threatened Minnesota with a, quote, day of reckoning and retribution, unquote. When CMS Deputy Administrator Brandt testified before this Subcommittee in March, I asked her when a hearing would be scheduled on CMS's decision to withhold more than $500 million in quarterly..."
Testimony CLARKE, YVETTE D.
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Under the partisan leadership of Donald Trump and Dr. Oz, CMS's use of its authority to withhold and defer Medicaid funding for Minnesota and California is extreme and unprecedented. And the CMS threat against New York based on basic math errors are an embarrassment. Under the leadership of Administrator Oz, CMS no longer supports all states in administering their Medicaid programs. Instead, it seems to"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"On February 26th, just two days before Trump began his reckless war of choice with Iran, Vice President Vance announced a deferral of $250 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota. So I want to ask Dr. Connolly, actually I'm going to go to each of the three state"
Testimony DEGETTE, DIANA
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Soon after sending the letter to Florida, however, Dr. Oz took to social media to praise the DeSantis administration. Only blue states have had their Medicaid funding deferred or threatened, and CMS has shown no evidence that these states are worse"
Testimony TONKO, PAUL
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"So, Mr. Brasserie, New York has received scrutiny and threats directly from Dr. Oz about its Medicaid funding. It turns out that CMS had an analysis that led to these threats and"
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"my constituents wrote to me about her two 40-year-old sons with disabilities who, since they were 18, have lived in group homes and attended day programs. Her plea to us was simple. Don't force families like hers back towards institutionalization by cutting Medicaid funding for these programs. And institutionalization is always more expensive. In her words, it would be insane, inhumane, and a crime against humanity. Insane is right. This isn't about fraud. If it was, this hearing would be about..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"nursing homes. It goes to doctors. It goes to pharmacists. So when you drop that kind of a spending cut into our health care system, you're gonna see real problems. And I think knowing that, Republicans set the grenade to go off after the election so that the damage to individuals was not front-page news everywhere before the election. But what we are seeing is that the entities that receive the Medicaid funding are having to start doing their budgeting for the trillion-dollar cuts. It's..."
Testimony BOYLE, BRENDAN F.
The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"December. So my amendment is very simple. We have already seen eight million Americans lose their health care. Let us act now before another eight million also lose their health care due to these Medicaid cuts. This resolution would accommodate the necessary level of Medicaid funding by requiring the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share, reversing the tax cuts for billionaires and ultra millionaires that were part of PL 119-21. It's very simple. We cannot balance our books or..."
Testimony SPEAKER_13
The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"gentlemen from Georgia and the balance of time just to remind folks because I this is this is a false narrative on the Big Beautiful Bill. We put in measures that would prohibit ineligible, illegal and folks who are capable of working but refuse to work. I mean this is what the American people expected from Republican leadership in this town and to my friend's point from Georgia, by doing that, rooting out the waste, fraud and abuse, we are we are making these programs more sustainable for the..."
Testimony LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"Representative Moore, is there anything else you want to add to this? We didn't really get to talk about the disabilities, but one of the issues that concerns me is that we have a president who's made fun. He's mocked people with disabilities. He has issued opinions to strip people of disabilities of their civil rights. He has taken action that is negative to families with disabilities, from Medicaid funding to his mocking, to his stripping of their rights. And that's why something like this..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"To date, 23 manufacturing companies, such as Eli Lilly, Amgen, Stryker, have committed to invest more than $2.6 billion and create more than 5,700 jobs, supporting our economy while reducing U.S. dependence on foreign adversaries for pharmaceuticals and other critical products. With a renewed attention on the Western Hemisphere, Puerto Rico is also playing a leading role supporting the counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and helping keeping the homeland safe. Looking ahead, one of our..."
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"More than 24% of our population is over the age of 65, and thousands of Virgin Islanders rely on Medicaid, Medicare, and disability benefits. Congress has already taken important steps to improve the health care funding for the territories, such as a permanent adjustment to the territory's Medicaid matching rate. And I thank the members of both parties who helped make that progress possible. But the work remains unfinished. While the Medicaid funding in the States automatically expands whenever..."
Testimony WYDEN, RON
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Governor, I think we need a little bit of an update on Medicaid, and a number of members here on our side have worked hard to try to provide stability to Puerto Rico's Medicaid program over the last few years, but the temporary fixes are about to expire, as you know. If Congress fails to act, Puerto Rico plunges into a multibillion-dollar Medicaid funding cliff near nearly half of your population, relies on this program, I mean, this is lifesaving healthcare. Can you just paint a clear picture..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"To date, 23 manufacturing companies, such as Eli Lilly, Amgen, Stryker, have committed to invest more than $2.6 billion and create more than 5,700 jobs, supporting our economy while reducing U.S. dependence on foreign adversaries for pharmaceuticals and other critical products. With a renewed attention on the Western Hemisphere, Puerto Rico is also playing a leading role supporting the counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and helping keeping the homeland safe. Looking ahead, one of our..."
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"More than 24% of our population is over the age of 65, and thousands of Virgin Islanders rely on Medicaid, Medicare, and disability benefits. Congress has already taken important steps to improve the health care funding for the territories, such as a permanent adjustment to the territory's Medicaid matching rate. And I thank the members of both parties who helped make that progress possible. But the work remains unfinished. While the Medicaid funding in the States automatically expands whenever..."
Testimony WYDEN, RON
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Governor, I think we need a little bit of an update on Medicaid, and a number of members here on our side have worked hard to try to provide stability to Puerto Rico's Medicaid program over the last few years, but the temporary fixes are about to expire, as you know. If Congress fails to act, Puerto Rico plunges into a multibillion-dollar Medicaid funding cliff near nearly half of your population, relies on this program, I mean, this is lifesaving healthcare. Can you just paint a clear picture..."
Testimony FLETCHER, LIZZIE
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"We need these essential family planning funding funds and programs, and we need preventative health care services. And so, you know, among the actions that we've seen in the last year, the one big beautiful bill prohibits Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving federal Medicaid funds for a year, and that cuts off essential health services. When we're talking about women's access to health care, we cannot keep them from the places where they go to get that health care. And women across..."
Testimony REED, JACK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Just do the math. And that budget will be affected dramatically by the big, beautiful bill. In my home State of Rhode Island, we are scheduled to lose $200 million of Medicaid funding over the year 2027, but we do a budget that goes from July 1st to June 30th. And last year, I believe, about $30 million was given to the school systems to take care of Medicaid-eligible"
Testimony REED, JACK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Just do the math. And that budget will be affected dramatically by the big, beautiful bill. In my home State of Rhode Island, we are scheduled to lose $200 million of Medicaid funding over the year 2027, but we do a budget that goes from July 1st to June 30th. And last year, I believe, about $30 million was given to the school systems to take care of Medicaid-eligible"
Testimony MS. ALLISON BALL
“Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Ru...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Apr 15, 2026
"In conducting the last three audits required by the Single Audit Act, we have revealed a plethora of problems that show Kentucky is a target-rich environment for waste, fraud, and abuse in the executive branch. These problems include dead people remaining on Kentucky Medicaid, multiple people using the same Social Security number to obtain Medicaid, ineligible noncitizens receiving Medicaid benefits, an executive branch data system housing Kentucky's taxpayer's personal info was hacked in five..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"afford the deductible, you're going back to the days when there was no ACA, where Americans were skipping care that they need and instead come to health care providers sicker and more desperate and it's going to leave millions of Americans buried in medical debt. That's the other thing that will force even more providers to close their doors. And the Trump administration and Republicans are doubling down on Medicaid cuts at all. Also, we heard this yesterday in the hearing, in their latest..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Dr. Oz and Vice President Vance have made clear that they are on a state-by-state crusade to cut funding for services that seniors and people with disabilities rely on. And the committee Republicans are simply piling on, sending their own letters, attacking Medicaid funding for similar services in 10 states. So I would ask, Mr. Chairman, unanimous consent to insert into the record letters from organizations representing seniors, people with disabilities, and people with substance use disorder..."
Testimony MR. RICHARD POLLACK
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"And we can't ignore what's ahead. Hospitals are preparing for reductions in federal Medicaid funding and changes to the health insurance marketplaces. This will further strain resources and increase the number of uninsured and underinsured"
Testimony MS. BARBARA MERRILL
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"The impact of HCBS is evident to people like Susan Hartley, whose son Cameron was diagnosed with a rare seizure disorder at just six months old. Susan was a 22-year-old single mother when she was told her son would probably only live to the age of three and that she should consider institutionalizing him. She refused and, years later, connected with her local community center board, which helped the family access therapy services and helped get Cameron on the waiting list for Medicaid-funded..."
Testimony MS. BARBARA MERRILL
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Together, these factors explain why there were more than 550,000 Americans with IDD on state waiting lists in 2025. Now, new threats stand to make things worse. Last year, IDD service providers were told repeatedly that the Medicaid funding cuts included in H.R. 1 would preserve access for the most vulnerable and wouldn't impact disabled Americans. Yet, when federal Medicaid dollars to states are limited through changes to provider taxes or state-directed payments, states often turn to cuts in..."
Testimony DEGETTE, DIANA
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Thanks to the HR-1, which is the Big Bad Bill, all of our states are being, I call it Big Bad Bill because it alliterates, right? In Colorado, what that means is a 14% reduction in federal Medicaid funds, and that's money, as you heard in the testimony, it goes for sick kids, keeping people with disabilities in their communities, and providing coverage for folks. And now they're trying to, scrambling to how they can fund these already lean"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Again and again, we've heard what I consider false claims from the Republicans that their Medicaid cuts would not harm people with disabilities, and they argue they can cut nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid in their big, big bad bill, but people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid for their health care, nonetheless, wouldn't get hurt, and it's not true. The reality is simple. You can't cut as much as 20 percent of federal Medicaid funding from a state's budget and expect that people's..."
Testimony DINGELL, DEBBIE
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"And then when we didn't extend the Affordable Care Tax Credits, more people got added to that. And the providers in front of us all know that. These cuts are impacting care for our most vulnerable communities, disabled people and older adults who rely on home and community-based services, which are Medicaid-funded essential support for those groups. They help older adults and people with disabilities with day-to-day activities such as"
Testimony GARCIA, ROBERT
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"military force he is unleashing on American streets. Now, the hearing that we have today is going to build on those investigations. Operation Metro Surgery, which we're going to hear a lot about today, this is really about not just what's happening in Minnesota through that operation, but the ways that President Trump has waged his own personal war on Minnesota. Instead of improving systems, of course, we're talking about fraud, according to our Republican colleagues. But instead of improving..."
Testimony BROWN, SHONTEL M.
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"What you don't do is weaponize it. You don't denigrate entire communities with racist smears. You don't unleash abusive enforcement actions that undermine trust and due process. You don't illegally cut off all Medicaid funding, which will lead to innocent and sick Americans dying. Dying. And you don't fire inspector generals and push out career prosecutors actively working to defeat that fraud. So, A.G. Ellison, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota has at least six prosecutors resigned due..."
Testimony GARCIA, ROBERT
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 7, 2026
"kids. These kids didn't commit fraud. So I want to know why they should be punished. Last night, he said he's withholding all, possibly, Medicaid funds from Minnesota, which could harm one in five residents. Now, in New York, another state he's threatening, that's over 66,000 innocent kids, while pardoning, of course, 25 fraudsters and robbing victims of over $1 billion. Donald Trump should have to face the kids and parents who will be hurt, even though they've done nothing wrong. I want to..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE KRISTIN ROBBINS
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 7, 2026
"There's been more than $300 million in the Feeding Our Future child nutrition program scandal, and the Feeding Our Future prosecutions revealed that as many as half of those indicted also ran other Medicaid-funded programs. Yet despite this being known back in 2023, Tim Walls and his agencies have done nothing to stop those defendants from getting additional state"
Testimony NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 7, 2026
"Federal assistance programs are vital for keeping working families afloat and children healthy. Nearly 25% of adults and nearly 50% of children rely on federal assistance, including child care funding, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Fraudsters targeting government programs have a uniquely harmful impact on"
Testimony ALISON BARKOFF
Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holid...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"Many older adults and disabled people require assistance to live in their own communities and age in place. I'm going to briefly discuss the major programs that provide these supports. First and most importantly, Medicaid funds home and community-based services, or HCBS. HCBS includes home care, senior day programs, disability employment supports, respite care, and"
Testimony KIM, ANDY
Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holid...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"Thank you, Chairman. Thank you to the four of you for coming on out here. Ms. Barkoff, I'd like to bring you in on this conversation, just given your background here. In your testimony, you stated home and community-based services include a wide range of care and support that neither private health insurance nor Medicare even cover. Medicaid funding allows for services to exist and ensure people can comfortably age in place, yet, you know, there are lots of concerns about Medicaid cuts, and I..."
Testimony ALISON BARKOFF
Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holid...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"Thank you, Senator Kim, for that question. And as you mentioned, the primary funder and the way we are able to help keep the majority of older adults and people with disabilities in their own homes is through the Medicaid-funded home and community-based services program. States must have balanced budgets, and we have seen historically that despite the huge demand for more home and community-based services, that when budgets are reduced, states, the first thing to go, are optional services. As..."
Testimony DELAURO, ROSA L.
Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025
"I read a letter that the subcommittee chair joined by colleagues from Arizona and North Carolina sent to the Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday. The letter talked about the cuts to the emergency Medicaid funding in the Republican reconciliation bill, which they already voted for. What will my colleagues do when, not if, the administration unlawfully impounds emergency Medicaid? What will my colleagues do when, not if, this president impounds Medicaid funds? When the president attempts to impound..."
Hearing “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 7, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
GARCIA, ROBERT "kids. These kids didn't commit fraud. So I want to know why they should be punished. Last night, he said he's withholding all, possibly, Medicaid funds from Minnesota, which could harm one in five residents. Now, in New York, another state he's threatening, that's over 66,000 innocent kids, while pardoning, of course, 25 fraudsters and robbing victims of over $1 billion. Donald Trump should have to face the kids and parents who will be hurt, even though they've done nothing wrong. I want to know what the president and the House majority expect the parents of these kids to do. Many don't seem..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee Allocations
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
DELAURO, ROSA L. "I read a letter that the subcommittee chair joined by colleagues from Arizona and North Carolina sent to the Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday. The letter talked about the cuts to the emergency Medicaid funding in the Republican reconciliation bill, which they already voted for. What will my colleagues do when, not if, the administration unlawfully impounds emergency Medicaid? What will my colleagues do when, not if, this president impounds Medicaid funds? When the president attempts to impound Medicaid funds, will you merely write letters, or will you protest as"
CRS Report
Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Reductions
Resources · May 10, 2024
The Medicaid statute requires states to make disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to hospitals treating large numbers of low-income patients. This provision is intended to recognize the...
CRS Report
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42): Medicaid and Medicare Provisions
Reports · May 24, 2024
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 2024; P.L. 118-42), enacted on March 9, 2024, provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2024 and extends several expiring...
Hearing The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
BOYLE, BRENDAN F. "December. So my amendment is very simple. We have already seen eight million Americans lose their health care. Let us act now before another eight million also lose their health care due to these Medicaid cuts. This resolution would accommodate the necessary level of Medicaid funding by requiring the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share, reversing the tax cuts for billionaires and ultra millionaires that were part of PL 119-21. It's very simple. We cannot balance our books or attempt to come close to balancing our books on the backs of the poor and the working class and the middle..."
Hearing Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
FLETCHER, LIZZIE "We need these essential family planning funding funds and programs, and we need preventative health care services. And so, you know, among the actions that we've seen in the last year, the one big beautiful bill prohibits Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving federal Medicaid funds for a year, and that cuts off essential health services. When we're talking about women's access to health care, we cannot keep them from the places where they go to get that health care. And women across this country have relied on Planned Parenthood for generations to get reliable, accurate,..."
Hearing “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
GARCIA, ROBERT "military force he is unleashing on American streets. Now, the hearing that we have today is going to build on those investigations. Operation Metro Surgery, which we're going to hear a lot about today, this is really about not just what's happening in Minnesota through that operation, but the ways that President Trump has waged his own personal war on Minnesota. Instead of improving systems, of course, we're talking about fraud, according to our Republican colleagues. But instead of improving systems to prevent future fraud, Trump's also cut off $259 million in Medicaid funding to the state...."
Hearing H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and H.R. 9645
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_13 "And take a look at your most current budgetary updates, and the spending is still exploding. Medicare itself, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare trust fund now has gone in, we think, less than six years. Demographics and reality are about to kick us in the head, and with that I yield"
CRS Report
The Hyde Amendment: An Overview
Resources · Jul 20, 2022
The Hyde Amendment, named after its original congressional sponsor, Representative Henry J. Hyde, refers to annual funding restrictions that Congress has regularly included in the annual...
CRS Report
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2): Private Health Insurance, Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare Provisions
Reports · Apr 27, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) addresses a number of issues that were before Congress related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief and economic stimulus. The ARPA...
CRS Report
Spending Clause Conditions and the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Posts · Apr 2, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) tasks the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) with disbursing to states more than $190 billion appropriated for the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery...
CRS Report
Courts Split on Whether Private Individuals Can Sue to Challenge States’ Medicaid Defunding Decisions: Considerations for Congress (Part II of II)
Posts · Jul 3, 2019
As discussed in Part I of this two-part Legal Sidebar, the Supreme Court recently declined to hear two cases, Anderson v. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast...
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Health Care Provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127
Reports · Apr 17, 2020
The global pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affecting communities around the world and throughout the United States, with case counts growing daily. Containment and mitigation...
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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
Resources · Sep 15, 2023
Since the 1960s, when Congress authorized the first federal grants to establish outpatient mental health clinics, the federal government has supported states’ provision of community-based behavioral...
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Chronic Homelessness: Background, Research, and Outcomes
Reports · Dec 8, 2015
Chronically homeless individuals are those who spend long periods of time living on the street or other places not meant for human habitation, and who have one or more disabilities, frequently...
Hearing “Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Apr 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MS. ALLISON BALL "In conducting the last three audits required by the Single Audit Act, we have revealed a plethora of problems that show Kentucky is a target-rich environment for waste, fraud, and abuse in the executive branch. These problems include dead people remaining on Kentucky Medicaid, multiple people using the same Social Security number to obtain Medicaid, ineligible noncitizens receiving Medicaid benefits, an executive branch data system housing Kentucky's taxpayer's personal info was hacked in five minutes during a security test, and Medicaid-funded long-term care facilities like nursing homes in..."
Hearing "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency."
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
KELLY, ROBIN L. "Thank you, Chair Griffith and Ranking Member DeGette for holding today's hearing, Lowering Healthcare Costs and Improving Healthcare Access for All Americans is something everyone is something everyone should be able to get behind, yet this administration has been misleading the public about their work to make health care less accessible and more expensive. A great example is passing the One Big Ugly Bill, taking away nearly $1 trillion in funding from Medicaid under the false narrative of fraud, waste, and abuse. Dr. Whaley, for a family weighing where to get an MRI or life-saving procedure,..."
Hearing H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; H. Res. 1335 – Condemning actors seeking to...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_29 "Agents are arresting refugees who went through stringent vetting and targeting immigrants who are following the law and showing up at their court hearings, ICE check-ins, and green card interviews. The whole world has watched in horror as DHS agents attack U.S. citizens, arrest them on false charges, and shot dead American citizens Renee Good, Alex Preddy, and Ruben Ray Martinez without any rational justification at all. Today, the majority, whose leader has already added $10 trillion to the national debt, wants to pour $70 billion more into ICE and CBP on top of the $140 billion they voted..."
Hearing Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
POCAN, MARK "And I want to thank Ms. Hinson for putting in the record to verify what I said, which is undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in federally funded coverage, including Medicaid, CHIP, or Medicare, or to purchase coverage through the ACA marketplaces. In California, indeed, it was state funds, so thank you, Ms. Hinson, for having my back. I love bipartisan"
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_02 "Only in Washington is that considered a cut. Second of all, the president is making the biggest investment in rural health of any administration in history. The Rural Health Transformation Fund gives $50 billion, and just to put that in context over five years, Medicaid, which we've just heard is closing hospitals, Medicaid only gives 7% of its funding to rural hospitals, about $20 billion a year. We are now increasing that influx of federal funds by 50% per year, 10 extra billion dollars a year. This gives those hospitals a chance to restructure, to rebuild their infrastructure, to install..."
Testimony BRIAN BLASE
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"it's 90, it's 90 to 10 now. Yeah, I mean states get seven times more funding when they spend a dollar on the expansion population than the traditional population and particularly given that they can finance their state share with these legalized money laundering tactics, states use Medicaid to fund other state projects and the ACA expansion, the nine-to-one, is a multiplier on the money laundering apparatus. Yeah, in many cases, a center's the provider that goes to the state and says, we've..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"Now, the Trump administration has proceeded to protect fraudsters. How? By cutting off funding for Medicaid fraud control units. I would suggest, Mr. Chairman, we should have a hearing on that. And by pardoning convicted fraudsters, including one executive who generated $205 million in false Medicare"
Testimony KELLY, ROBIN L.
"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to I...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Chair Griffith and Ranking Member DeGette for holding today's hearing, Lowering Healthcare Costs and Improving Healthcare Access for All Americans is something everyone is something everyone should be able to get behind, yet this administration has been misleading the public about their work to make health care less accessible and more expensive. A great example is passing the One Big Ugly Bill, taking away nearly $1 trillion in funding from Medicaid under the false narrative of..."
Testimony FLETCHER, LIZZIE
"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to I...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"and the decisions that this Congress has made in the last year, year and a half to drastically cut funding for Medicaid, which the estimates are that 10 million Americans are gonna lose healthcare coverage because of those"
Testimony SPEAKER_29
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"Agents are arresting refugees who went through stringent vetting and targeting immigrants who are following the law and showing up at their court hearings, ICE check-ins, and green card interviews. The whole world has watched in horror as DHS agents attack U.S. citizens, arrest them on false charges, and shot dead American citizens Renee Good, Alex Preddy, and Ruben Ray Martinez without any rational justification at all. Today, the majority, whose leader has already added $10 trillion to the..."
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Pol...
house Judiciary Committee · May 14, 2026
"an overview of the problems and limitations with the particular conception of this hearing. What we have on one side is a massively funded federal bureaucracy, which just got 175 billion dollars last year, accomplished by slashing funds for Medicaid, children's health insurance, rural hospitals, and so on. DHS now has a quarter of a million employees and a budget larger than that of 150 countries on earth. It has over 80,000 sworn officers, more than the number of police officers, check this..."
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"You command over 80,000 sworn law enforcement officers, more than the number of police officers in New York, Chicago, LA, Houston, DC, Las Vegas, and Dallas combined. On top of that, our colleagues have handed ICE an additional $75 billion by slashing funds for Medicaid, children's health insurance, and rural hospitals. Secretary Nome, your job is to protect the homeland, but the most precious possession that we've got in our homeland is our freedom and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights..."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine a grateful nation, focusing on maximizing veteran'...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Nov 5, 2025
"that veterans use these programs and depend on them. More than 1.2 million veteran households use SNAP. Yet this administration refuses to fully fund the program despite orders from courts that they do so. There's no equivalent service like SNAP through the VA or any other federal program to serve as a safety net, meaning these cuts have devastating impacts on veterans and their families. And at the same time, reductions in access to private health insurance, Medicaid, and funding for community..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), Richard O'Malley, of Wisconsin, to be a...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E. "I think you've just recently given us the $67 billion number. If they had a choice, they'd rather $67 billion fund Medicaid and their health care. They'd rather have $67 billion fund to get the cost of groceries down, to get the cost of fuel down. And with the constant problems in the Strait of Hormuz and the continuing and the escalating of this war, people are very distressed about the cost of fueling their cars, fueling their homes, the cost of diesel for truck drivers, and the cost it's having on everything because of that"
Hearing H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res....
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026 · Transcript
LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA "Representative Moore, is there anything else you want to add to this? We didn't really get to talk about the disabilities, but one of the issues that concerns me is that we have a president who's made fun. He's mocked people with disabilities. He has issued opinions to strip people of disabilities of their civil rights. He has taken action that is negative to families with disabilities, from Medicaid funding to his mocking, to his stripping of their rights. And that's why something like this reauthorization is so concerning. But I wanted to just give you the last word. Right. Thank you very..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript
REED, JACK "Just do the math. And that budget will be affected dramatically by the big, beautiful bill. In my home State of Rhode Island, we are scheduled to lose $200 million of Medicaid funding over the year 2027, but we do a budget that goes from July 1st to June 30th. And last year, I believe, about $30 million was given to the school systems to take care of Medicaid-eligible"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education.
senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript
REED, JACK "Just do the math. And that budget will be affected dramatically by the big, beautiful bill. In my home State of Rhode Island, we are scheduled to lose $200 million of Medicaid funding over the year 2027, but we do a budget that goes from July 1st to June 30th. And last year, I believe, about $30 million was given to the school systems to take care of Medicaid-eligible"
Hearing “Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies”
house Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee · May 14, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "an overview of the problems and limitations with the particular conception of this hearing. What we have on one side is a massively funded federal bureaucracy, which just got 175 billion dollars last year, accomplished by slashing funds for Medicaid, children's health insurance, rural hospitals, and so on. DHS now has a quarter of a million employees and a budget larger than that of 150 countries on earth. It has over 80,000 sworn officers, more than the number of police officers, check this out, in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "You command over 80,000 sworn law enforcement officers, more than the number of police officers in New York, Chicago, LA, Houston, DC, Las Vegas, and Dallas combined. On top of that, our colleagues have handed ICE an additional $75 billion by slashing funds for Medicaid, children's health insurance, and rural hospitals. Secretary Nome, your job is to protect the homeland, but the most precious possession that we've got in our homeland is our freedom and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights that protect it. You seem to have forgotten what our most precious possession is. The billions of..."
Hearing Hearings to examine a grateful nation, focusing on maximizing veteran's success after service.
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Nov 5, 2025 · Transcript
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "that veterans use these programs and depend on them. More than 1.2 million veteran households use SNAP. Yet this administration refuses to fully fund the program despite orders from courts that they do so. There's no equivalent service like SNAP through the VA or any other federal program to serve as a safety net, meaning these cuts have devastating impacts on veterans and their families. And at the same time, reductions in access to private health insurance, Medicaid, and funding for community health services, we all know about the clinics that exist in communities with federal support, they..."
Hearing Hearings to examine how Washington's rules drove physicians out of medicine.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
WARNOCK, RAPHAEL G. "And the quality of the health care that they're able to provide. For decades, Medicaid has helped fund doctor residency training through the Graduate Medical Education, or GME, program. And this program has played a critical role in addressing physician shortages in states like Georgia, where more than 2.7 million Georgians live in a health professional"
Hearing “Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping”
house Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "The resulting brutal affordability squeeze has landed most heavily on people who also lost critical social services like SNAP food stamp benefits, children's health insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare, and funding for rural hospitals when House Republicans passed their one big, ugly class warfare bill. Our government actually has the agency tools needed to address the Trump affordability crisis, but Trump has either totally dismantled them or corrupted them. He's broken the agencies that protect us against frauds, scams, and financial"
Hearing “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP”
house Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_08 "USDA's own data shows approximately $7 billion a year in SNAP funds spent on SOTA alone. Is it accurate to say that the federal government is currently running a program that simultaneously funds poor nutritional choices through SNAP and then funds the resulting chronic illness through Medicaid, effectively subsidizing the same disease twice?"
Hearing Various Measures
house Small Business Committee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript
VAN DUYNE, BETH "The purpose of this legislation is to address a specific awareness gap for small businesses about the ICHRAs, not create a broad new health care communications mandate for SBA. ACA exchanges and Medicaid already receive extensive federal outreach and taxpayer-funded promotion. It's already happening, and it's been happening for years. ICHRAs do not, which is exactly why this bill was"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
CLINE, BEN "Would this affect Virginia as well? Because we have fraud in Virginia as well. Would this affect things like long-term care accountability, senior living facilities engaged in Medicaid fraud, including systemic overbilling practices and the misappropriation of taxpayer-funded benefits? I know that whether it was related to fraud specifically or another subject, that under the Biden administration, there was a sitting member of the Virginia General Assembly under"
Hearing Hearings to examine how the Older Americans Act uplifts families living with aging-related diseases.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Nov 5, 2025 · Transcript
DUANA PATTON "allows us to connect people to the services that you had mentioned, Medicaid and SNAP. A lot of times we will work with individuals in our agencies that come to the front door or that are participating in a program, and we want to make sure that they're connected to the resources that are available to them, whether it is SNAP or Medicaid. But one of the things that we also do is we are, in many cases, a Medicaid diversion. So trying to use the lowest cost intervention that is possible, funding sources of programs that exist, and then connecting them to these services at the right time when..."
Hearing Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
JESSICA VAUGHN "sanctuary states typically have other policies that attract illegal settlement and thus burden taxpayers with support of illegal immigrants. Besides funding emergency health care and schooling for all, a number of sanctuary states go farther and choose to provide Medicaid, subsidized health insurance, nutrition assistance, housing, and much more. Illegal immigrants use these welfare programs in large"
Hearing Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE "Let me put this back on track. Thank you everyone so much for attending today. I can tell you how we grow the economy, and what a perfect example. We've got culinary members here in the audience. Culinary are part of our service industry, Nevada. The industry is our tourism trade industry, which by the way, posts nearly a $14 billion, excuse me, trillion dollars in revenue in this country. But because of the bad policies of this administration, we are not growing that economy. In fact, there's a $14 billion trade deficit in 2025. Why? Because this administration has cut Medicaid, they have..."
Hearing Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social Security solvency.
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "not about Medicaid, but let me just point out there is, in fact, around a trillion dollars in cuts that are coming to Medicaid. And we know that is a fact because fact based people out in the real world, like hospitals and nursing homes and doctor's practices, are already planning their finances for the crash in revenue that's going to come from the Republican built red tape bomb that's going to go off in Medicaid to basically drive people off it because they won't be able to keep up with the red tape requirement. So that's where we are on that. I can't let that go unrebutted. With respect to..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"We were talking about the Medicaid cuts, but the other thing we're seeing from this administration is direct attacks and cutting funding for services themselves, not just the Medicaid cuts, but just cutting funding for the services. In Minnesota, for example, the Trump administration took action to cut off all federal funding for services, including some of the disability services your members"
Testimony WARNOCK, RAPHAEL G.
Hearings to examine how Washington's rules drove physicians out of med...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"And the quality of the health care that they're able to provide. For decades, Medicaid has helped fund doctor residency training through the Graduate Medical Education, or GME, program. And this program has played a critical role in addressing physician shortages in states like Georgia, where more than 2.7 million Georgians live in a health professional"
Testimony POCAN, MARK
Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"And I want to thank Ms. Hinson for putting in the record to verify what I said, which is undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in federally funded coverage, including Medicaid, CHIP, or Medicare, or to purchase coverage through the ACA marketplaces. In California, indeed, it was state funds, so thank you, Ms. Hinson, for having my back. I love bipartisan"
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"I know states have the choice to do what they want to do. We want to put federal incentives. The other thing that people are talking about was the way that states fund their portion of Medicaid, and they do it in a way that puts most of the burden back on the federal taxpayer, and we want states to take responsibility like they committed to when they first went forward. And so we'll see what states' priorities are as we move forward in"
Testimony POCAN, MARK
Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"Which one of those would you like me to take? The one I just asked. I'll ask it again. I'm provide it. Are there any federal dollars? How many federal dollars, since you're the expert, how many federal dollars go to funding illegal aliens getting Medicaid? Congressman, because of the money laundering- It's a question, it's a number. It's a question, it's a number. How much, how many dollars go to illegal aliens, federal dollars for Medicaid? It's a simple Your secretaries have a hard time with..."
Testimony SPEAKER_13
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"And take a look at your most current budgetary updates, and the spending is still exploding. Medicare itself, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare trust fund now has gone in, we think, less than six years. Demographics and reality are about to kick us in the head, and with that I yield"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"The resulting brutal affordability squeeze has landed most heavily on people who also lost critical social services like SNAP food stamp benefits, children's health insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare, and funding for rural hospitals when House Republicans passed their one big, ugly class warfare bill. Our government actually has the agency tools needed to address the Trump affordability crisis, but Trump has either totally dismantled them or corrupted them. He's broken the agencies that protect..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Only in Washington is that considered a cut. Second of all, the president is making the biggest investment in rural health of any administration in history. The Rural Health Transformation Fund gives $50 billion, and just to put that in context over five years, Medicaid, which we've just heard is closing hospitals, Medicaid only gives 7% of its funding to rural hospitals, about $20 billion a year. We are now increasing that influx of federal funds by 50% per year, 10 extra billion dollars a..."
Testimony RANDALL, EMILY
“Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Ru...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Apr 15, 2026
"For example, when it comes to Medicaid improper payments and potential fraud, Washington has moved from a reactive system to a proactive data-driven integrity model. As a state senator, I voted to codify oversight expectations for the healthcare authority in their administration of Medicaid, and I also supported funding for Washington's fraud abuse detection system. This law combined with elevating program integrity into a dedicated division established focus leadership and accountability and..."
Testimony DELAURO, ROSA L.
Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025
"We affirmed it in 1987, and it remains the clearest enforcement mechanism spelled out in the Empowerment Control Act today. My colleagues, do not fear the rule of law. Embrace it. Support it. Provide the funding to ensure it. If you do not, and if you support the subcommittee chairman's bill, you are cutting the emergency brake when we are faced with an administration hellbent on delaying benefits and aid. This would put every possible aspect of federal support at risk. No one to bring suit..."
Testimony NEAL, RICHARD E.
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"They're shuttering services, or they are on the verge and at risk of doing precisely that. The Trump administration's Medicaid regulations are strangling straight funding for the programs, and their charges and changes to Section 1115 waivers are going to make it harder for states that want to innovate and to support local hospitals or that are already doing so. In Massachusetts, our uncompensated care pool that helps hospitals deliver care to the uninsured and underinsured patients is in..."
Testimony SPEAKER_08
“Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"USDA's own data shows approximately $7 billion a year in SNAP funds spent on SOTA alone. Is it accurate to say that the federal government is currently running a program that simultaneously funds poor nutritional choices through SNAP and then funds the resulting chronic illness through Medicaid, effectively subsidizing the same disease twice?"
Testimony VAN DUYNE, BETH
Various Measures
house Small Business Committee · May 20, 2026
"The purpose of this legislation is to address a specific awareness gap for small businesses about the ICHRAs, not create a broad new health care communications mandate for SBA. ACA exchanges and Medicaid already receive extensive federal outreach and taxpayer-funded promotion. It's already happening, and it's been happening for years. ICHRAs do not, which is exactly why this bill was"
Testimony SPEAKER_00
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"and protect a strategic U.S. asset in the Pacific. Third, healthcare modernization. We seek continued support to modernize our hospital and expand clinical capacity. Today, patients requiring specialized care must travel to Hawaii or New Zealand. We request relief from the territorial Medicaid match requirement and inclusion in future rural health transformation funding. Current statutory structures do not reflect the fiscal realities of insular systems. Fourth, air traffic control. Our air..."
Testimony SPEAKER_00
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"and protect a strategic U.S. asset in the Pacific. Third, healthcare modernization. We seek continued support to modernize our hospital and expand clinical capacity. Today, patients requiring specialized care must travel to Hawaii or New Zealand. We request relief from the territorial Medicaid match requirement and inclusion in future rural health transformation funding. Current statutory structures do not reflect the fiscal realities of insular systems. Fourth, air traffic control. Our air..."
Testimony GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E.
Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holid...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"The most important mechanism that enables this kind of participation is Home and Community-Based Services, or HCBS. The HCBS are almost exclusively available through Medicaid and the availability of services is tied to federal funding. Our witnesses today will discuss the importance of these programs and how they allow older adults and people with disabilities to live in their"
Testimony DINGELL, DEBBIE
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Medicaid also sustains the care workforce and supports family caregivers. HBS programs provide the majority of funding for direct care workers, 37% of whom also rely on Medicaid for their own health coverage. Three in 10 child care workers rely on Medicaid for health coverage, and at least 13% of family than a trillion dollars to the economy depend on Medicaid for"
Testimony CLINE, BEN
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Would this affect Virginia as well? Because we have fraud in Virginia as well. Would this affect things like long-term care accountability, senior living facilities engaged in Medicaid fraud, including systemic overbilling practices and the misappropriation of taxpayer-funded benefits? I know that whether it was related to fraud specifically or another subject, that under the Biden administration, there was a sitting member of the Virginia General Assembly under"
Testimony JOHNSON, RON
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"at least eliminate the fraud in the program. Make sure the dollars we spend are going to the people who truly, that we truly need it. We all want to provide that kind of help. We can hopefully eliminate the fraud, but again, these are just the numbers that indicate something's amiss here that needs to be addressed. With that, I'll turn it over to Senator Merkley. Senator Merkley, you might have missed the fact that we provided 50 billion dollars for a rural health care fund in the in the..."
Testimony DUANA PATTON
Hearings to examine how the Older Americans Act uplifts families livin...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Nov 5, 2025
"allows us to connect people to the services that you had mentioned, Medicaid and SNAP. A lot of times we will work with individuals in our agencies that come to the front door or that are participating in a program, and we want to make sure that they're connected to the resources that are available to them, whether it is SNAP or Medicaid. But one of the things that we also do is we are, in many cases, a Medicaid diversion. So trying to use the lowest cost intervention that is possible, funding..."
Testimony ANDY SCHNEIDER
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"why that spending is growing. I also explained that actually reducing fraud against the Medicaid program requires collaboration between the federal government and the states, not withholding federal funds or partisan attacks. In closing, I want to sound one"
Testimony FLETCHER, LIZZIE
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Don't be fooled about what is going on in this administration and what is going on in this Congress. We know that hundreds of billions of dollars in funding for people across this country flows from the federal government to the states through programs like Medicaid and SNAP. And we know that by invoking fraud as a grounds for freezing states' funds, this"
Testimony JOHN CONNOLLY
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"depend on care to remain safe and stable in their homes and communities. Moreover, Medicaid is a foundation for our entire health care delivery system, including hospitals and nursing facilities, and major funding losses threaten to destabilize care for all Minnesotans. Recent federal deferrals of Medicaid payments to Minnesota have put our residents at severe"
Testimony JAYAPAL, PRAMILA
The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment would stop Republicans from stripping Medicaid from the 67 million Americans that rely on the program by blocking Republicans from making any further funding cuts or changes that put more barriers in the way of Medicaid"
Testimony NEAL, RICHARD E.
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"and have tried very hard to get away from even some of the votes that they have cast. The $50 billion sludge fund for hospitals after they're cutting billions and billions of dollars, up to a trillion dollars, from Medicaid. They're finding this opportunity to try to patch together solutions to the problems that their big bill"
Testimony MCGUIRE, JOHN J.
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"In fact, while Skye is homeless, the owner of American Home Health Care, LLC, lives in a high-end Maple Grove home which has an indoor basketball court. State Medicaid billing data shows since 2022, American Home Health Care has been paid more than $2.2 million in public funds. That is $2.2 million that was taken fraudulently from the taxpayers to pay for a man to live in a lavish home while people like Skye are left to live on the"
Testimony JESSICA VAUGHN
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"sanctuary states typically have other policies that attract illegal settlement and thus burden taxpayers with support of illegal immigrants. Besides funding emergency health care and schooling for all, a number of sanctuary states go farther and choose to provide Medicaid, subsidized health insurance, nutrition assistance, housing, and much more. Illegal immigrants use these welfare programs in large"
Testimony TONKO, PAUL
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"family and every community can benefit from SBHCs. We can do this not only by expanding this grant funding stream to bring hundreds of new and expanded sites on board, but also by securing and strengthening programs like Medicaid and CHIP that help make the SBHC model sustainable. Our children deserve nothing"
Testimony MARSHALL, ROGER
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"I think the Trump administration has done more for rural health care and the rural economy than any administration. Mr. Secretary, maybe you can just talk a little bit about the monies. Real monies, a billion dollars in the Medicaid range, an extra billion dollars we've given to Kansas, and another $220 million to the Rural Health Transformation Fund. What has the Trump administration done to help fund rural health"
Testimony BRIAN BLASE
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"Yeah, so let me do state-directed payments first. On the fee-for-service side of Medicaid, there is a cap at Medicare rates. It's called an upper payment limit. That cap does not exist on the managed care side. So as states have moved Medicaid enrollees into coverage through insurers, they've realized that they can create these provider tax and financing gimmicks, get the federal funds, and then lavish much higher payments on the big hospital systems. So what the one big beautiful bill did was..."
Testimony SCHRIER, KIM
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"7389 and this aims. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm really glad to see the committee consider H.R. 2001 a bill to reauthorize the HRSA oral health workforce grant program. In my home state of Washington, this funding goes toward improving access to high-quality oral health care for rural communities by increasing the number of dental clinics providing care to Medicaid patients or Apple Health patients in rural dental health professional shortage areas. The data speaks to just how critical this..."
Testimony SPEAKER_35
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"We see the same lack of care for federal funds in other states as well. Whether it is widespread fraud in California's hospice system or fraud in Medicaid waiver programs for home personal care services in Ohio or New York, it is clear that fraudsters will continue to work to steal taxpayer funds without strong oversight measures in place. The Trump administration has taken decisive action to combat fraud, waste, and abuse by establishing the White House Task Force to Eliminate"
Testimony EMILY LADAU
Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holid...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"And so for me, I faced the quite frankly impossible choice of do I stay on these life-sustaining Medicaid services or do I recognize that the asset cap is holding me back and take a flying leap, quite frankly, to leave this program? It is an unfair choice that no one should have to face. And I really want to name that this is not a choice that anyone should have to make, but the answer is not to cut funding for HCBS, it's actually to make economically savvy policy choices that would first of..."
Testimony CLARKE, YVETTE D.
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"are terrified of losing care at home and being forced into institutions. CMS has also threatened my state, New York. When it began investigating New York's program, it touted clumsy and entirely inaccurate math, which ultimately overstated the number of New Yorkers receiving home health care services by nearly 11 times. Even though CMS admitted its error, the Trump administration has not let up on its threat to rob New Yorkers of Medicaid for their health care. We have also heard that the way..."
Testimony CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Let me put this back on track. Thank you everyone so much for attending today. I can tell you how we grow the economy, and what a perfect example. We've got culinary members here in the audience. Culinary are part of our service industry, Nevada. The industry is our tourism trade industry, which by the way, posts nearly a $14 billion, excuse me, trillion dollars in revenue in this country. But because of the bad policies of this administration, we are not growing that economy. In fact, there's..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"not about Medicaid, but let me just point out there is, in fact, around a trillion dollars in cuts that are coming to Medicaid. And we know that is a fact because fact based people out in the real world, like hospitals and nursing homes and doctor's practices, are already planning their finances for the crash in revenue that's going to come from the Republican built red tape bomb that's going to go off in Medicaid to basically drive people off it because they won't be able to keep up with the..."
Testimony TONKO, PAUL
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you. And Dr. Connolly, your department has been in talks with CMS for over six months regarding the CMS withholding of your state's corrective action plan and subsequent deferrals of funding. In April, you said about these talks, and I quote, the goalposts keep moving rather than work with us to fight fraud while protecting programs. CMS is taking actions that punish Minnesotans who need these services. Since that statement, CMS has taken yet another deferral against your state's Medicaid..."
Testimony LEE, SUMMER L.
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 7, 2026
"a bunch of hearings and generated headlines, something our committee is all too familiar with. This hearing is not an effort by Republicans to improve social service programs. It's an excuse to end them and to punish Democratic-led states. This has always been the plan. It's why a Republican so-called big beautiful bill is estimated to cut more than 1 trillion from Medicaid and CHIP benefits and cut SNAP for 40 million people. The very children or folks with disabilities who were mentioned in..."