WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 would leave more than 25,000 D.C. residents without health insurance due to Medicaid cuts. On May 2, the ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Families, healthcare leaders and elected officials are sounding the alarm over the potentially “devastating impacts” from proposed cuts to Medicaid. “This is not ...

In her proposed fiscal 2026 budget, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans to change eligibility requirements for Medicaid in the city. It’s a plan that, if approved by the D.C. Council, could ...

D.C. officials said over 285,000 city residents rely on Medicaid for their health coverage, including 95,000 infants and children, 28,000 seniors, and 27,000 people with disabilities.

Medicaid paid for 3,000 births last year, providing comprehensive prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care to newborns and mothers. These are programs that help families and children.