GIFT ARTICLE: “The marathon session laid bare the Republicans’ vulnerability on Medicaid. They claim to be rooting out waste and fraud from the system. But, in its essence, the bill amounts to a declaration of who should be deemed worthy of health care in this country.” wapo.st/4j669WX - ThreadSky

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GIFT ARTICLE:

“The marathon session laid bare the Republicans’ vulnerability on Medicaid. They claim to be rooting out waste and fraud from the system. But, in its essence, the bill amounts to a declaration of who should be deemed worthy of health care in this country.” https://wapo.st/4j669WX

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halfmarshall.bsky.social•7 days ago

“The GOP’s twin arguments — that it is making the program more efficient and exercising fiscal responsibility — are also weakened by the fact that the savings the party hopes to achieve would go toward extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts that are due to expire at the end of the year.”

halfmarshall.bsky.social•7 days ago

“ … In all, the changes envisioned by the bill would mean that by 2034, an additional 13.7 million Americans would be without health coverage, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

halfmarshall.bsky.social•7 days ago

“In the committee’s meeting room, Democrats put names and stories that number — such as a 23-year-old college student with cerebral palsy named Sasha, who was in the audience with her mother.

halfmarshall.bsky.social•7 days ago

“Though the bill would not cut her benefits directly, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-California) said, Sasha ‘could be buried in red tape, forced to navigate paperwork and eligibility checks.’

halfmarshall.bsky.social•7 days ago

“She also noted that Sasha is a constituent of committee member Rep. Tom Kean, a Republican from a swing district in New Jersey.

halfmarshall.bsky.social•7 days ago

“‘Democrats stand with you, Sasha, in opposing any Medicaid cuts,’ Barragán said. ‘We need just four Republicans to join us. I hope we can find them, and I hope one is your congressmember.’

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