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Fri 9:25 | Federal Medicaid cuts can have severe impact on mental health services

By Andra Hollenbeck
Published November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM PST
FILE - A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. More than a half million of the poorest Americans would be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. The bill is unlikely to become law, though, with Democrats strongly opposing the idea. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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FILE - A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. More than a half million of the poorest Americans would be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. The bill is unlikely to become law, though, with Democrats strongly opposing the idea. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Mental Health Matters host, Andra Hollenbeck, speaks with April Esry, a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Freedom Counseling Centre, about federal cuts to the Medicaid system, how the changes will impact mental health services, and what clients need to know to protect themselves.

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