Medicaid
In this section, I am looking at legislation that impacts Medicaid, and only Medicaid. If a proposed bill covers Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, it's in "SSA and Medicare."
Here I want to focus solely on Medicaid, essentially, medical care for our indigent citizens for whom even Obamacare is out of reach.
This is very, very personal for me. In 2008 when my mother's dementia reached crisis stage and I needed doctors for her, I applied for Medicaid for my mom in Utah. Her prescriptions alone exceeded the amount of her monthly Social Security payment. Utah turned her down. Their threshold was $700.
When I posted about this on alz.org, several people recommended moving to California. The difference was night and day. In California, they tried to help me keep Mama on Medi-CAL. One year, her SSA payment increased to slightly over California's threshold. Our agent worked with me to find a way to ensure my mother did not lose coverage.
So yes, Medicaid and legislation that affects it is something I care deeply about!
Highlighted legislation has 20+ sponsors/cosponsors.
Proposed legislation:
- August 23, 2025 - October 3, 2025: If you want to see a clear picture of the chasm between Republicans and Democrats, look no further than the legislation put forward from August 23-October 3, 2025. Even something as basic as comprehensive Medicaid coverage for sickle cell disease could not get traction from Republicans in the House.
- July 17, 2025 - August 22, 2025: Maxine Waters and 29 Democrats (0 Republicans) proposed legislation that would require Medicaid treatment for breast and cervical cancer. Kathy Castor and 14 Democrats (0 Republicans) introduced a bill that would cover children to six years of age, as well as kids in foster care. Laura Friedman and one-hundred-and-fifty-three Democrats and zero Republicans advanced legislation to undo the most egregious changes related to Medicaid in Trump's "BBB." Greg Landsman and 23 Democrats (0 Republicans) proposed legislation that would undo the horrific cuts to hospitals under Trump's "BBB." And yet Republicans had the gall to introduce a House resolution that celebrated the 60th anniversary of Medicaid. Really!