Q&A highlights critical importance of Medicaid for children and families 

Jun 30, 2025 - 03:15 PM
Medicaid enrollment

In a Q&A, Becky Pletzer, a social worker and mother, explains how critical Medicaid has been to support her son with disabilities, and why cuts to the program could be devastating to her family and others. READ MORE 

Related News Articles

Headline
Bipartisan letter urges House leadership to halt Medicaid DSH cuts
A bipartisan House letter by Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., urged House…
Headline
AHA highlights key health care priorities for House, Senate leaders to address by end of year 
The AHA detailed its key health care priorities for the remainder of the year in comments to House and Senate majority and minority leaders Sept. 15. The AHA…
Headline
CMS issues preliminary guidance on Medicaid state-directed payments as part of OBBBA implementation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 9 issued preliminary guidance regarding the implementation of certain state-directed payment provisions…
Headline
AHA, others urge legislators to prevent Medicaid DSH cuts
The AHA and other national hospital organizations Sept. 5 urged Senate and House leadership to act on preventing Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital…
Headline
HHS, CMS to form committee providing federal health program recommendations
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 21 announced the creation of a Healthcare Advisory…
Headline
CMS launches oversight of Medicaid, CHIP enrollees to ensure immigration status
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced a nationwide initiative aimed at reinforcing eligibility standards for Medicaid and the…