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BBC News
09-07-2025
- BBC News
Child injured after being struck by e-bike on Leyland street
A child has been injured after being struck by an e-bike on a Lancashire street. Officers were called to Moss Lane in Leyland at about 19:30 BST on Tuesday to reports an e-bike had hit a child, police said. The child suffered minor injuries in the incident. Lancashire Police said the e-bike rider had been reported for being unlicensed and uninsured. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Washington Post
08-07-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
The GOP's Medicaid cuts might not help Democrats much in the midterms
For Kentucky, one of the poorest states in the country, the largely federally funded expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare has been a huge policy boon. The state's uninsured rate has dropped by half over the past decade. Rural hospitals that might have otherwise closed stayed open. The state has rewarded Democrats for passing that law by … overwhelmingly voting against the party in almost every election since.
Forbes
19-06-2025
- Health
- Forbes
Survey Projects Medicaid Cuts Would Lead To Major Insurance Loss, Increase In Deaths
A new study published Tuesday by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Hunter College projects that the proposed House budget bill would increase the number of U.S. uninsured by 7.6 million due to Medicaid cuts included in it. The additional number of deaths annually was set at 16,642 by a middle estimate from the study. According to the researchers, limiting or eliminating Medicaid provider taxes, Medicaid per capita caps and work requirements for Medicaid enrollment would have the worst effects on both factors. Another analysis from the Congressional Budget Office meanwhile put the number of people who would become uninsured as a result of the bill at a very similar 7.7 million. The more highly publicized number of 13.7 million more uninsured is a combination of the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other currently proposed and expiring legislation. While the massive legislation out of the House passed last month proved controversial, the Senate on Monday published a revision that could lead to even deeper cuts, as it proposes very steep reductions of provider taxes that exceed those of the House bill. Provider taxes refer to the taxes states levy on healthcare providers like nursing homes and hospitals, which are then used to fund Medicaid. As these tax incomes are matched with federal funds, limits or bans on these taxes are part of Medicare spending cuts. KFF notes that opponents of these taxes say that states shouldn't receive matches on taxes they took from health care providers, as this is seen as an inflation of Medicaid funds. Medicaid per capita caps are limits to how much of state funds spent on Medicaid can be matched by federal funds. As there currently is no limit, this could have a major effect on Medicaid funding depending on the level of the cap. As the growth of caps would also be determined over the upcoming 10 years, experts think the funding squeeze will get worse over time as limits are expected to rise only slowly. Finally, work requirements have been one of the most contentious proposals from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While Republicans have said the rule would only target those who could work, but decide not to, research from states that have implemented work requirements in the past shows that major hurdles to continuing coverage are the inability to find work and issues providing the relevant paperwork showing one has worked or volunteered for 80 hours a month in a format that has often been very frequent, complicated and fraught with technical difficulties. A Brooking Institution analysis found that the group of able-bodied, non-working Medicaid enrollees was actually quite small (around 300,000) and also not very cost-intensive. To actually achieve the desired saving through work requirements, the report concludes that Medicaid would actually need to disenroll a significant number of beneficiaries who are either working but cannot produce the necessary paperwork or are considered able-bodied as they are on the cups of eligability for sickness and disability benefits, which is the case for many enrollees with sustance abuse and mental health issues. Charted by Statista
CTV News
15-06-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
G1 driver of uninsured car stopped going the wrong way on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
A G1 driver who was caught driving the wrong way on an off-ramp from Highway 417 Saturday afternoon had no insurance. (OPP/ X) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says a G1 driver who was caught driving the wrong way on an off-ramp from Highway 417 Saturday afternoon had no insurance. Police say the woman, 59, was stopped when she was spotted going off the ramp from the highway at Moodie Drive. That was when police found that the car was uninsured, and that the woman is a G1 driver. As a result, she is facing charges related to G1 violations and a $5,000 fine for driving an uninsured vehicle. The G1 licence is the beginner's or learner's permit in Ontario. G1 drivers have many restrictions, including the requirement to have a qualified driver with them when hitting the roads to minimize the risk of accidents. More information about the restrictions is available online.
Reuters
04-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Trump tax bill would increase number of uninsured by 11 million, CBO says
June 4 (Reuters) - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday projected that President Donald Trump's tax-cut bill, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, would increase the number of uninsured by 10.9 million in ten years. Another 5.1 million people would lose access to health insurance over that period under current law, the CBO said.
