Medicaid
He Announced a $35 Million-a-Year Bill to Help States Screen Newborns for Panel Conditions. He Did Not Mention That HHS Abolished the Expert Committee That Builds the Panel.
Why this matters
Every baby born in New York gets a heel-prick blood test in the delivery unit. Which conditions that test looks for is decided state …
He Calls the Rural Health Fund a 'Historic Investment.' The Same Law Cut Medicaid by $911 Billion, and His Oversight Committee Has Not Held a Hearing on Where the Money Went.
Why this matters
Three times in one week he posted about the same $76 million of rural health money: “we created the Rural Health Transformation …
State of the District: Eight Hospitals on a Federal At-Risk List, 28 Pharmacies Gone Since 2023, and a Congressman Who Says They 'Aren't Going Anywhere'
Why this matters for NY-23
This is a baseline. It sets down, from public records, what the district has for health care and food, what it has lost …
The Gatekeeper: He Holds New York's Only Seat on the Committee That Decides What the House Votes On
Why This Matters for NY-23
Most of what the full House gets to vote on is decided before the floor ever opens. A single panel — the Committee on Rules …
Rural Hospitals "Aren't Going Anywhere" for a Second Reason: The $50 Billion Fund, Touted Again Without the Medicaid Offset
Parent entry: "$212 Million for Rural Hospitals": What the December 2025 Announcement Said, and What It Left Out.
Why this matters
This is …
'A Seat at the Table': His Two Committees and What He Did With Them on the Medicaid Cuts
Why This Matters
Most laws are championed by a sponsor and then navigate committees that filter them, so the end product reflects a specific set of …
Home Care: The Meeting Is Real, and So Is the Letter He Signed. The 'Stewardship' Framing Omits What His Vote Did.
Why This Matters
Home care is how rural NY-23 seniors and people with disabilities stay out of nursing homes and hospitals. Rep. Langworthy’s …
"These Hospitals Aren't Going Anywhere": At His June Town Hall, He Contradicted It Himself Three Minutes Later
Why This Matters
On his June 25, 2026 telephone town hall — the official recording is posted on his YouTube channel — Rep. Langworthy told listeners …
"450,000 New Yorkers Lose Health Insurance Today": The Essential Plan Cliff, the Affordability Trap, and Where the Money Went
Why This Matters
A claim circulating today — that roughly 450,000 New Yorkers lose health insurance on July 1, 2026 — matches the state’s own …
The 'Largest Tax Cut in History,' by the Deficit: $4.1 Trillion Added, the Bill Routed Up Now and the Cost Down Later
Why This Matters
Rep. Langworthy’s post marks the one-year anniversary of Public Law 119-21 (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”), …
He Met With the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He Voted for the Bill It Condemned.
Why this matters in NY-23
Medical research that produces a working treatment is one of the few things almost everyone supports, and cystic fibrosis is …
"Proud to Deliver": $800K for Two Hospital Radiology Labs That Congress Has Not Yet Funded
Why this matters in NY-23
Rural hospitals are among the most important institutions in NY-23, and federal dollars for them are real news. Over the …
Operation Epic Fury's Cost Meets the Cuts He Voted For: $132 Billion in War Costs, $911 Billion in Medicaid Cuts
Why This Matters for NY-23
With a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement reached in April 2026 — a ceasefire that did not hold, see the September 17, 2026 …
Schuyler County's Hospital Is on a Federal At-Risk List. Langworthy Voted for the Bill Behind It — Twice — and Has Said Nothing.
On April 21, 2026, a national watchdog named Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls as one of the New York hospitals most exposed to the Medicaid cuts in …
'$212 Million for Rural Hospitals': What the December 2025 Announcement Said, and What It Left Out
Why This Matters for NY-23
On December 29–30, 2025, CMS announced first-year awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) — a $50 …
Minnesota's Fraud Is Real. So Is Everyone Else's.
Statement
Source: Newsmax appearance + multiple Facebook posts
Date: April 2026
“The Minnesota fraud scandal is massive, disturbing, and fueled …
Langworthy Promotes 'One Big Beautiful Bill' as a Working Families Win — The Numbers Are Selectively Accurate, the Full Picture Is Not
Why This Matters for NY-23
NY-23 includes rural and small-city communities in the Southern Tier and Western New York with significant populations …
What Federal Policy Is Actually Doing to Tioga County
Why This Matters for NY-23
Tioga County has no hospital, no public transit, and one in four residents over 65. Nearly a quarter of the population …
What Medicaid Cuts Mean for NY-23 Healthcare
Why This Matters for NY-23
Six hospitals in NY-23 are operating at negative margins, some losing 30-59 cents on every dollar. Many get 30-40% of their …
Health Insurance CEO Hearing: Demanding Answers for Premium Increases His Votes Caused
Why This Matters for NY-23
Over 6,300 NY-23 residents use the ACA marketplace. When enhanced subsidies expired December 31, 2025, their premiums …
Immigration: Claiming to 'Remove Illegal Aliens from Medicaid' When Federal Law Already Prohibits Their Enrollment
Why This Matters for NY-23
When lawmakers claim to be “removing illegal aliens from Medicaid,” they’re describing people who already …
Rural Hospitals: Calling Closure Warnings 'Pure Fiction' While NY Leads Nation in At-Risk Hospitals
Why this matters in a rural district
In NY-23, the nearest hospital isn’t a convenience — it’s the margin between life and death. When …
Medicaid: Claiming 'Not a Single Person' Will Lose Coverage While Voting for $911 Billion in Cuts
Why this matters in a rural district
In NY-23, Medicaid isn’t a distant government program — it is the reason Cuba Memorial Hospital in Allegany …
Rural Hospitals: Praising Temporary Fix After Voting for Permanent Cuts
Why This Matters for NY-23
Westfield Memorial Hospital in Chautauqua County operates at a -59.1% margin — losing money on every patient. UPMC …