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January’s job surge was led by direct care workers in elder and disability services, with home health aides and nursing assistants driving growth. Yet the field is physically demanding and low-paid, leading to high turnover even as demand rises with an aging population. Immigration policy and Medicaid funding cuts could further constrain the workforce needed to meet future care needs.
Washington lawmakers are weighing a payroll tax on large employers to offset up to $51 billion in federal Medicaid funding losses over the next decade. The bill targets companies with more than $5 million in gross receipts and workers earning over $125,000, aiming to raise over $5 billion per biennium. Seattle would be exempt due to its own tax, and a public hearing is set in Olympia. Opponents warn it could drive business and jobs out of state, while Microsoft has opposed the idea. If approved, the tax would start July 1.
A rural Tennessee hospital, heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene, faces potential closure due to recent federal law cuts to healthcare funding, threatening the future of healthcare services in the community. Despite efforts to rebuild, legislative changes to provider taxes and Medicaid funding could lead to hospital closures, prompting local and national political debates about support for rural healthcare.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, citing concerns over the law's constitutionality and potential harm to healthcare access, with a hearing scheduled for July 21 to decide on a longer injunction.
Planned Parenthood received a temporary court order allowing its clinics to continue Medicaid funding for non-abortion services, challenging a new law that restricts federal funding based on abortion advocacy, which they argue violates free speech rights.
A federal judge temporarily blocked a one-year Medicaid funding ban on Planned Parenthood, which was part of President Trump's tax and spending package, after a lawsuit argued the provision was unconstitutional. The group claims the ban aims to punish and attack Planned Parenthood, potentially affecting over 1 million Medicaid patients who rely on its services. The case is ongoing, and the court's order prevents the funding cutoff while legal proceedings continue.
The Senate's passage of Trump's tax and spending bill is expected to significantly harm New York's healthcare sector by reducing Medicaid funding, cutting hospital revenues, and imposing stricter provider tax caps, potentially leading to increased emergency room wait times and loss of health coverage for millions.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski played a pivotal role in passing President Trump's legislative agenda by negotiating key carveouts and funding increases for Alaska, despite initial opposition and complex legislative hurdles, ultimately securing provisions on Medicaid, food stamps, and tax breaks for whaling captains, while expressing hope for further amendments in the House.
The Senate is set to hold a critical vote-a-rama with key debates over Medicaid funding, green energy credits, AI law enforcement, and upcoming political campaigns, as House and Senate leaders navigate complex negotiations and potential amendments to pass a major bill.
The Senate is set to hold a critical and unpredictable vote-a-rama on a major bill, with key debates over Medicaid funding, green energy credits, AI law enforcement, and farm aid, amid intra-party disagreements and strategic negotiations that could influence the bill's final passage.