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May 22, 2026

Trump Administration Plans Further Cuts to Medicaid State Directed Payments Beyond Congressional Reductions

The Trump administration disclosed plans to reduce Medicaid state directed payments to providers even more than Congress already slashed, setting up a probable confrontation with healthcare provider groups.

May 22, 20261 source

Top claims

▪President Trump discussed health care affordability on May 18, 2026, accompanied by CMS Director Chris Klomp, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CMS administrator Mehmet Oz, and Cost Plus Drugs co-founder Mark Cuban
▪Healthcare provider groups are likely to enter a showdown with the Trump administration over Medicaid state directed payment cuts that exceed Congressional reductions
▪Behavioral health providers, dentists, and doctors could face steep cuts from the Trump administration's Medicaid payment reductions

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Government and Regulatory Policy1 Healthcare Access and Insurance1 Medicare policy1 State-federal relations1 Trump administration1 Trump administration healthcare policy1

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