Progressive group sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts

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Progressive group sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts
by Nathaniel Weixel, Joseph Choi and Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
– 02/10/25 6:40 PM ET

The Big Story Progressive group warns against possible Medicaid cuts

A new report from Democratic-aligned group Protect Our Care highlights potential GOP changes to Medicaid. Republicans have floated the changes as part of a plan to slash hundreds of billions, if not trillions, of dollars from the federal budget.

The report, provided first to The Hill, outlines the consequences of policies like eliminating Obamacare Medicaid expansion, lowering the federal matching rate, capping the amount of federal spending per Medicaid enrollee and block grants.
House Republicans are debating how deep they need to cut to pay for an extension of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and his border enforcement funding. They are also eyeing hundreds of billions of dollars in savings from Medicaid changes. The Senate Budget Committee on Friday released a blueprint that calls for the Senate Finance Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee, which have jurisdiction over Medicaid, to find at least $1 trillion in savings.

Medicaid covers about 72 million low-income Americans, and the report notes many would be at risk of losing health insurance under the GOP’s plan.

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