Journalists Drill Down How Federal Cuts Will Affect Medicaid, Cancer Research, and Uninsured Rates

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the impact of Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s “1A” on July 23.

Click here to hear Rovner on “1A.”

KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed cuts at the National Cancer Institute and the ensuing chaos on PBS’ “PBS News Weekend” on July 19.

Click here to watch Pradhan on “PBS News Weekend.”
Read Pradhan’s “World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos,” with reporting from Arthur Allen.

KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed how Georgia and other states will be affected by President Donald Trump’s budget law on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on July 18.

Click here to hear Whitehead on “The Georgia Health Report.”
Read Whitehead’s “In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of US Uninsured,” with reporting from Renuka Rayasam.

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<h1>Journalists Drill Down How Federal Cuts Will Affect Medicaid, Cancer Research, and Uninsured Rates</h1>
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<p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the impact of Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s “1A” on July 23.</p><ul><li><a href="https://the1a.org/segments/what-medicaid-cuts-mean-for-nursing-home-residents-people-with-disabilities-and-immigrants/">Click here to hear Rovner on “1A.”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed cuts at the National Cancer Institute and the ensuing chaos on PBS’ “PBS News Weekend” on July 19.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-national-cancer-institute-funding-cuts-could-affect-the-fight-against-the-disease-short-headline-how-nci-funding-cuts-could-affect-the-fight-against-cancer">Click here to watch Pradhan on “PBS News Weekend.”</a></li><li>Read Pradhan’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/national-cancer-institute-nih-cuts-chaos-scientific-biomedical-research/">World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos</a>,” with reporting from Arthur Allen.</li></ul><p>KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed how Georgia and other states will be affected by President Donald Trump’s budget law on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on July 18.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2025-07-18/georgia-health-report-medicaid-and-the-affordable-care-act-attacked-in-tax-and-spending-bill">Click here to hear Whitehead on “The Georgia Health Report.”</a></li><li>Read Whitehead’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/uninsured-rates-could-increase-trump-gop-congress-bills-medicaid-aca-obamacare/">In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of US Uninsured</a>,” with reporting from Renuka Rayasam.</li></ul><p /><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-drill-down-how-federal-cuts-will-affect-medicaid-cancer-research-and-uninsured-rolls/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=2065853&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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