#medicaid-funding

#medicaid-funding

Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had initially secured a meeting with President Trump earlier this week, but it was cancelled at the urging of Republican congressional leaders. Funding is set to run out at midnight on Sept. 30, at which point most federal agencies will shut down without a spending agreement from Congress. Driving the news: Jeffries said in a press gaggle on Capitol Hill he has a "positive and communicative relationship" with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), but that there is "no trust" between House Democrats and Republicans.

The Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina can bar Planned Parenthood from federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services, enabling states to limit Medicaid providers.

Enrollment in community nonprofit organizations for elderly care is capped due to action from Gov. Maura Healey; new applicants face a waiting list until service levels decline.