STAT | Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine Follow STAT+: Congress slashed Medicaid funding to providers. The Trump administration wants to cut even further The Trump administration disclosed plans to reduce state directed payments even more, setting up a probable showdown with provider groups. https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/22/medicaid-state-directed-payments-trump-proposes-more-cuts/ statnews.com