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Fiscal hawks are lashing out over what they say are the lack of Medicaid reforms in President Trump’s legislative package, which could thwart the House GOP’s goal of passing the legislation next
WASHINGTON – House Republicans plan to enact work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid, according to a proposal released late on May 11 by a key GOP-led committee.
Republican lawmakers are calling for work requirements, stricter eligibility verification and some co-pays.
Harry Enten says polling shows gutting healthcare is so unpopular that it “literally blows my mind” that it is being considered.
House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee this week unveiled a plan to cut more than $880 billion to pay for a significant portion of President Trump’s domestic agenda. After
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House Republicans' plan to slash $715 billion in Medicaid funding would create more hurdles for recipients to jump through and leave states with a big hole in their health care budgets.
Over 300 rural hospitals had already been identified as being at "immediate risk" of shutting down, regardless of potential cuts.
Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.
The Energy and Commerce Committee pulled an all-nighter debating the potential impacts of Republican proposals to change Medicaid, part of the GOP’s domestic policy megabill.