Medicaid

Think Elon Musk and his colleagues with the putative Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have helped meaningfully reduce federal spending? Thus far, at least, think again: A Wall Street Journal analysis of daily financial statements…

An 18-year-old woman died this year after complications from her 22-week abortion at a Planned Parenthood in Fort Collins, Colorado. A recent testimony given to the state’s Health and Human Services committee noted she lost a significant…

While the left goes about its little “Hands Off!” temper-tantrum, their leaders have forced Americans to pick up the tab in government benefits for “paroled” illegal immigrants convicted of crimes — even suspected terrorists. The…

I recently analyzed in these pages why claims that the House Republican budget will “cut” Medicaid have no merit, not least because Medicaid will continue to grow by over $1 trillion in the coming decade. But if that weren’t enough reason…

Image CreditFDRLST/Canva The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday to determine if states have a right to refuse baby-killing businesses the taxpayer dollars sustaining Medicaid. In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South…

In 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proudly made California the first state to offer medical care for people who entered the country illegally and reside in the Golden State. However, the cost, estimated at almost $8 billion, is…

Strange as it sounds, Hillary Clinton was right. In 1993, the then-first lady testified before Congress about the health care package her task force developed and said this about providing benefits to migrants: We do not think the…

I have previously written in these pages that conservatives shouldn’t buy into the “leftist trope” when talking about “massive Medicaid cuts.” But it’s worth dissecting this issue in detail to explain how Democrats distort rhetoric and…

What does a person choking on a hot dog have to do with the current debate in Congress over the federal budget? More than one would think. A recent exposé in one state’s treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities highlights…

Last month’s news that the federal government spent $30 million on subscriptions to Politico since 2015 drew outrage as a questionable use of taxpayer dollars. But numbers alone do not begin to describe the full extent of this waste of…