Tricia Miller Klapheke
@triciaklapheke.com
-Media relations consultant and writer
-Native Iowan living in Pittsburgh
-PKU mom
triciaklapheke.com
-Native Iowan living in Pittsburgh
-PKU mom
triciaklapheke.com
"More than 3 million people in Pennsylvania — 23% — are covered by Medicaid, according to data from the state Department of Human Services, which administers the program. The agency estimates that more than 300,000 would lose Medicaid coverage under the proposal."
While supporters of the budget bill argue that it will slow spending and safeguard government programs, critics say the cuts and new requirements will create more paperwork for states, make it harder to access essential care, and push struggling rural health facilities to the brink.
Federal budget could push rural health care in PA to the brink
State officials estimate that rural hospitals could close and 300,000 Pennsylvanians would lose Medicaid coverage under Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
www.spotlightpa.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"More than 3 million people in Pennsylvania — 23% — are covered by Medicaid, according to data from the state Department of Human Services, which administers the program. The agency estimates that more than 300,000 would lose Medicaid coverage under the proposal."
Reposted by Tricia Miller Klapheke
What happens after birth is changing under Trump.
A CDC division coordinating newborn hearing screening was decimated in HHS cuts, and a committee recommending what rare diseases babies are tested for was dissolved.
time.com/7278169/baby...
A CDC division coordinating newborn hearing screening was decimated in HHS cuts, and a committee recommending what rare diseases babies are tested for was dissolved.
time.com/7278169/baby...
How Having a Baby Is Changing Under Trump
Cuts to federal health institutions could alter newborn hearing and rare disease screening programs.
time.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What happens after birth is changing under Trump.
A CDC division coordinating newborn hearing screening was decimated in HHS cuts, and a committee recommending what rare diseases babies are tested for was dissolved.
time.com/7278169/baby...
A CDC division coordinating newborn hearing screening was decimated in HHS cuts, and a committee recommending what rare diseases babies are tested for was dissolved.
time.com/7278169/baby...
Please check out my new website: triciaklapheke.com. Squarespace tells me it has a high bounce rate, but I promise the best stuff is on the writing samples page!
Tricia Miller Klapheke | Writer, Editor, Media Relations Consultant in Pittsburgh
Tricia Miller Klapheke is a Pittsburgh-based freelance writer and media relations consultant specializing in content creation, public relations, and strategic storytelling for universities, nonprofits...
triciaklapheke.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Please check out my new website: triciaklapheke.com. Squarespace tells me it has a high bounce rate, but I promise the best stuff is on the writing samples page!
We need the Federal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee to make sure babies in all 50 states get the same screenings and early treatments. Thanks to Flok for flagging this: flok.org/alerts/?fbcl...
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flok.org
April 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We need the Federal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee to make sure babies in all 50 states get the same screenings and early treatments. Thanks to Flok for flagging this: flok.org/alerts/?fbcl...
Reposted by Tricia Miller Klapheke
Reposted by Tricia Miller Klapheke
New: We illustrate what $880 billion in Medicaid cuts could mean on a state-by-state basis.
29% of state Medicaid spending
6% of state taxes
19% of state education spending
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
29% of state Medicaid spending
6% of state taxes
19% of state education spending
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage | KFF
This brief explores the magnitude of federal funding cuts under the House budget resolution and puts the $880 billion in context by comparing the size of the cuts to states’ tax revenues, spending on ...
www.kff.org
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New: We illustrate what $880 billion in Medicaid cuts could mean on a state-by-state basis.
29% of state Medicaid spending
6% of state taxes
19% of state education spending
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
29% of state Medicaid spending
6% of state taxes
19% of state education spending
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
A good read on Rare Disease Day! In PA my kids get Medicaid as their secondary insurance because of their diagnosis.
Given all that's being said about Medicaid right now, I asked @jennifershutt.bsky.social to do a story for @statesnewsroom.com DC explaining it all. As usual, she reported so much more than I expected and laid out all the state angles. Have a read. Please. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gop-...
GOP tax cut plans may depend on savings from Medicaid. What is it and who relies on it?
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress have gotten a crash course in Medicaid during the last few weeks, as they eye the health care program for lower-income Americans as a source for hundreds of billio...
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A good read on Rare Disease Day! In PA my kids get Medicaid as their secondary insurance because of their diagnosis.
Reposted by Tricia Miller Klapheke
Trump and Elon Musk all but dismantled USAID. It took them less than a month.
It's an unprecedented test of the checks and balances at the heart of the American system of government.
The must-read inside story, from @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
It's an unprecedented test of the checks and balances at the heart of the American system of government.
The must-read inside story, from @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Trump and Elon Musk all but dismantled USAID. It took them less than a month.
It's an unprecedented test of the checks and balances at the heart of the American system of government.
The must-read inside story, from @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
It's an unprecedented test of the checks and balances at the heart of the American system of government.
The must-read inside story, from @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
USAID "builds goodwill and political influence and economic influence. It promotes American business. It protects us in terms of disease threats around the world. It is in our national interest to run these programs.” -Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘What Elon Musk Said Is a Bold-Faced Lie’
A former Republican director of USAID says the agency is critical to U.S. interests and can’t be abolished or folded into the State Department.
www.politico.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
USAID "builds goodwill and political influence and economic influence. It promotes American business. It protects us in terms of disease threats around the world. It is in our national interest to run these programs.” -Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator www.politico.com/news/magazin...
James Lindsay's posts looking at the year ahead are the reason I still subscribe to his @cfr.org blog, The Water's Edge: www.cfr.org/blog/ten-ann...
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2025
As 2024 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2025.
www.cfr.org
December 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM
James Lindsay's posts looking at the year ahead are the reason I still subscribe to his @cfr.org blog, The Water's Edge: www.cfr.org/blog/ten-ann...