From @WSJopinion: Democrats will continue to say that GOP changes to Medicaid amount to snatching healthcare from children, but the truth is closer to the inverse https://t.co/OIs9qc1qir ...

Healthcare Access & Policy - The Supreme Court's ruling allows states to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, impacting access to healthcare services for low-income individuals [1][2] - This decision empowers state officials to potentially choose healthcare providers for individuals based on ideological agendas, raising concerns about patient choice and access to care [4] - Planned Parenthood anticipates that states with strong biases against abortion may attempt to restrict its reimbursement for services, affecting millions of people [6] Public Health Implications - Closure of health centers, including Planned Parenthood, can lead to a public health crisis, potentially increasing the incidence of untreated STIs and ectopic pregnancies [8][9] - Reduced access to birth control and STI treatment may result from defunding Planned Parenthood, exacerbating existing public health challenges [8][9] - A congressional defunding of Planned Parenthood could impact 1 million patients and put 200 health centers at risk of closure [8] Planned Parenthood & Service Provision - The ruling primarily affects Planned Parenthood's ability to receive Medicaid reimbursements for services provided to low-income patients [1][6] - Services at stake include birth control, STI testing and treatment, wellness exams, and cancer screenings, which are unrelated to abortion services [3] - Crisis pregnancy centers, which discourage abortions, may provide substandard care, such as avoiding prenatal ultrasounds for suspected ectopic pregnancies [6][7]

President Trump's domestic agenda is now facing a new and major setback. This is on the budget and some of the things that Trump and the MAGA crowd want to ram through the budget, which is despite everything going on obviously in the world, still Donald Trump and the Republican party's greatest priority, getting this done somehow. And yet, as you're going to see in this breaking news, Republican senators are dealing with the setback in real time today.Well, I mean, as you know, it's pretty frustrating, righ ...

Healthcare Access & Funding - The ruling impacts Planned Parenthood clinics in South Carolina, potentially curtailing women's access to healthcare [1] - Many states, including South Carolina, already ban the use of funds for reproductive healthcare, specifically abortion services [2] - The core issue is limiting access to general healthcare services like cancer screenings and prenatal care by excluding Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds [3] - This decision could pave the way for other states to expand restrictions on healthcare access [4] - The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid programs, even for non-abortion services, based on the argument that funds are fungible and could potentially be used for services the state doesn't want to pay for [6][7] Potential Impact - Between 30% to 60% of women in the Medicaid population receive some form of healthcare from clinics like Planned Parenthood, so this ruling could create significant access issues [5] - The argument was made that even a small portion (e g, one penny per dollar) of Medicaid funds could indirectly support abortion-related activities [7]

>> LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. , THIS IS "BALANCE OF POWER," WITH JOE MATTHEW AND KAYLEE LINES.JOE: BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ON THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. WELCOME TO THE THURSDAY EDITION OF "BALANCE OF POWER," AS THE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN HAS HER SAY, WILLING AND ELIGIBLE CHANGES TO MEDICAID THAT COULD UPSET THE APPLE CART HERE ON CAPITOL HILL. I'M JOE MATTHEW ALONGSIDE KAYLEE LINES.THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS ON THE HILL, IT BLOWS A $250 MILLION HOLE IN THE BILL AND IT COULD BLOW THE T ...

Welcome back. That Fourth of July deadline to pass the current version of President Trump's mega bill is now looking a bit less likely. Let's get to Emily Wilkins with the details on what happened this morning.Emily, hey, Kelly. Well, yeah, the Trump mega bill has hit a major hurdle that could increase the cost of the bill and ultimately complicate its passage. Now, remember this bill, it's going through that special process where it only needs Republican support to pass, but that means it's restricted in o ...

We're just a week away from the White House's uh self-imposed July 4th deadline to pass President Trump's mega bill. But even if it passes the Senate this week, the version they're sending back to the House is getting push back from some Republicans joining us now, Republican Congressman Chip Roy. Uh and you've made some some strong uh cases in the past on how you feel and you feel strongly congressman.Is is the Senate version in from what you know uh a a better do you like it more than than what the House ...

President Trump and his team making one final push to get the president's tax bill across the finish line by next week. Michael Falcon there is uh the deputy treasury secretary and uh Mr. . Secretary it's good to see you from watching from where we are.It just seems like there's you know so many we're going to have Ran Paul on for example there's so many different constituencies you know single person constituencies on both of we just had Michael on as well. Are you confident that when push comes to shove t ...

Senate Republicans has set up a potential fight uh with the uh House following massive changes uh to the president's tax bill. A sticking point in the House raising the state and local tax deduction to $40,000. The Senate uh would like it to remain where it is at $10,000.Joining us now, Republican uh Congressman Nick Loa. Congressman, thanks for uh for joining us this morning. Can you you can make the case for for 40,000. Can you make the case for taking Can you make the case for taking it off completely.Ye ...

Our next guest is here to weigh in on the budget bill talks in Washington, US trade, and much more. Joining us right now is former New Hampshire Governor Chris Cenounu. And Governor, thanks for coming in today. Thanks for having me.All right, we've seen the House version. Now the Senate is out with its version, which is very different. I was going to say they did not leave things alone like the House Speaker had kind of been begging them, don't change this because we have such a thin majority.I'm not going ...