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Trump, Medicaid and Whitmer

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer meets with Trump to press for relief on tariffs, Medicaid cuts
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on Tuesday met for a third time with President Trump since he took office, relying on her cordial relationship with him to express concern over the impact of tariffs on her state and to ask for a delay in changes to the Medicaid program.
Whitmer is trying to leverage her relationship with Trump again — this time on tariffs and Medicaid
Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is trying to use her recent positive relationship with President Donald Trump to get some breaks for her state — on both tariffs and Medicaid changes.
Why everyone in Michigan will pay more for health care after Trump’s Medicaid cuts
Officials say even those with private insurance will face higher costs and longer ER waits as hospitals scramble to make up for massive funding losses.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer makes another White House visit to meet with Trump
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss the impact tariffs and Medicaid changes are having on her state
Whitmer meets with Trump to discuss tariff impacts
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) met Tuesday with President Trump at the White House to raise concerns about the effects the president’s tariff policy is having on her state. Whitmer met with Trump for the third time this year,
Whitmer meets with Trump on tariffs, Medicaid and empty ‘megasite’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss tariffs, Medicaid and the state’s unfilled “megasite” in Genesee County. “I told him and his team about the impact tariffs are having on Michigan’s economy,
Michigan Gov. Whitmer pushes Trump on tariffs, Medicaid changes in White House meeting
Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer quietly met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, Scripps News has learned.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer meets Trump, talks tariffs, Medicaid changes, and vacant megasite in Genesee County
It's not the first time the Michigan governor has met with the president amid economic and Medicaid concerns in the state.
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Michigan leaders commemorate Medicare, Medicaid on 60th anniversary: 'Backbone of our health care system'
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Slotkin calls for Medicaid, Affordable Care Act fixes during Michigan hospital visit
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin visited Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital on Monday, meeting with patients and staff to discuss the ...
Trump tax cut law blows $1.1B 'hole' in Michigan budget, new report warns
A new nonpartisan report concluded President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act would immediately have "a major impact ...
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The Medicaid Expansion Experience In Michigan - Health Affairs
Michigan is one of only six states with a fully Republican-led state government to expand Medicaid. The state created the Healthy Michigan Plan to provide coverage to nearly 600,000 residents.
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Michigan's Medicaid crisis: 80K+ residents lost coverage in June
Of those who lost Medicaid coverage in June in Michigan, about 81% — or 65,444 people — were dropped for procedural reasons, meaning they didn’t turn in their paperwork on time or failed to ...
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Michigan Deserves Accountability For Medicaid, Instead Of Lining The ...
These impacts could be significant given Medicaid's enrollment boom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationwide, over 20 million individuals enrolled in the program, with Michigan seeing over 700,000 ...