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Medicaid, the public health insurance program that covers more than 75 million low-income and disabled people, could be converted into block grants that Democrats say would result in far lower funding and enrollment.
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Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Still, conservative groups from the Republican Study Committee to the Paragon Health Institute to the Heritage Foundation want to turn Medicaid into block grants, impose work requirements or reduce the federal share of program costs for states where coverage has been extended.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Those funds — largely dispatched from the American Rescue Plan through block grants — are drying up now, just as other programs such as the child tax credit are set to expire, Schmelzer and others said.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 11 July 2024
The state provides public colleges and universities with dollars to cover these raises, but only for certain workers whose positions are funded through state budget block grants.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
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Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Still, conservative groups from the Republican Study Committee to the Paragon Health Institute to the Heritage Foundation want to turn Medicaid into block grants, impose work requirements or reduce the federal share of program costs for states where coverage has been extended.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Those funds — largely dispatched from the American Rescue Plan through block grants — are drying up now, just as other programs such as the child tax credit are set to expire, Schmelzer and others said.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 11 July 2024
The state provides public colleges and universities with dollars to cover these raises, but only for certain workers whose positions are funded through state budget block grants.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
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Pic is due to shoot in Australia in May 2025 and was developed with the financial assistance of the South Australian Film Corporation.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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However, the resilience seen after the late-September landfall of Helene — as well as the on-the-ground assistance and direct payments — meant that people and businesses were able to get back to work sooner than anticipated, Brusuelas said.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Of particular note, the company further says the hearing aid feature is also compatible with Macs running macOS Sequoia 15.1 and later.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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All proceeds from the concert will benefit the aid organization Samaritan’s Purse.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
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It is supported by a grant from the American Press Institute.Alec Mork and Mikia Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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Boko, who has not yet spoken publicly since the result, had campaigned on issues such as raising the minimum wage and increasing social grants.Reuters, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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