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Where Ohio’s 2026 governor candidates stand on healthcare, from Medicaid to affordability

Amy Acton, Vivek Ramaswamy and Don Kissick offer different approaches to potentially massive Medicaid enrollment cuts, cutting medical costs, and other healthcare issues.

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cleveland.com· Sep 26, 9:30 AMWhere Ohio’s 2026 governor candidates stand on healthcare, from Medicaid to affordability

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Minnesota insurance law: Lawmakers push Walz to enforce 24/7 nursing care coverageRoughly 250 Minnesota families are caught in a coverage gap after two major insurers changed how they interpret a 15-year-old state law — and a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants Gov. Tim Walz to step in.

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Health care costs a major concern for voters ahead of midtermsHealth care is at the center of a political debate as millions of Americans struggle with rising costs. Enrollment in the marketplaces created by the ACA dropped this year, mainly due to the expiration of federal credits. Vice President Vance also announced plans to cancel coverage for nearly 760,000 people, citing claims of widespread fraud. Geoff…

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JB Pritzker's honesty about GLP-1s good medicine for IllinoisObesity has been seen as something patients could overcome through lifestyle changes rather than recognized for what it is, a chronic disease.

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Being Black is no reason to vote for Byron DonaldsAl Lawson endorsed David Jolly for governor, saying Byron Donalds' congressional record on Medicaid, SNAP and student aid warrants closer scrutiny.

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Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal GovernmentVirginia's Question 1 abortion amendment could challenge Medicaid funding restrictions and require taxpayers to finance abortions.

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“We have to suck it up”: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficitIn a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

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GOP accuses Walz allies of burying $52M Medicaid fraud report before electionMinnesota Republicans accuse Democrats of blocking the full Optum Medicaid fraud report, but DFL lawmakers say DHS has failed to provide it.

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Authorities Dismantle Louisiana Medicaid Fraud Web of Islamic Terror FinanciersFederal and Louisiana state authorities dismantled a network of Hamas financiers in late September who were accused of committing fraud against the state’s Medicaid program totaling more than $224,000 between 2021 and 2025. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced the arrests Wednesday of Abdel Adhami, Iman H. D. Srour, Omar Adhami, Amani Abu…

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