Wrote about the report -- via @politico.com -- that big Medicaid cuts were on a "menu" of proposals circulating among House Republicans
It's basically the Medicaid portion of ACA repeal (1) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-medicaid-food-energy-cuts_n_6782acf1e4b0064bbc0b4399
It's basically the Medicaid portion of ACA repeal (1) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-medicaid-food-energy-cuts_n_6782acf1e4b0064bbc0b4399
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They don't believe in Life or the Pursuit of Happiness. They only believe in Liberty as a way to enrich the few at the expense of the money.
“Feed the poor! Eat the rich!”
On the other hand, "difficult" is not impossible -- and even a scaled back version of these cuts could mean millions losing coverage (2) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-medicaid-food-energy-cuts_n_6782acf1e4b0064bbc0b4399
We'll see whether Trump can impose absolute discipline.
They wrote about these potential cuts here (4) https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/01/09/house-republicans-actively-considering-deep-and-damaging-cuts-to-medicaid/
Goes back to Gingrich's tenure, or really the Reagan era, and still very much the operating principle today (7) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-medicaid-food-energy-cuts_n_6782acf1e4b0064bbc0b4399
What a crock; but since they don't read or pay attention to anything but grocery prices, it will be a year or so before they notice!
Hopefully by the mid-terms!