GOP lawmakers aim to cut $880 billion from #Medicaid over a decade. The program covers 1 in 5 people in the US, including 1 in 3 with disabilities, and it already does so more cheaply than private insurance. Paul Shafer, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University #ACA #healthcare - ThreadSky

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GOP lawmakers aim to cut $880 billion from #Medicaid over a decade. The program covers 1 in 5 people in the US, including 1 in 3 with disabilities, and it already does so more cheaply than private insurance.
Paul Shafer, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University #ACA #healthcare

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bisselbomb55.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I just can’t get my head around someone thinking that it’s okay to gut a program that services the underprivileged to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

How can they possibly think this is ok?

People who think it’s ok must have a dark soul.

jim-selover.bsky.social•7 hours ago

If they do manage to cut the $880 billion, it will replaced by about $1.6 trillion in extra ER costs, because that's where all those people will end up. Brilliant, just freakin brilliant. /s

vilomah.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Serves all you maggots right.

kenwood48.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Do you dipshit maga’s still think Trump is looking out for you!

cynhogan.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I think the only appropriate response here is to say that Republicans are just fucking asshats, who don't give a fuck about their constitutional duty, the American people, or the future of this country.

blackspotsociety.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Everyone in the regime should be held to the letter of the law for treason.

replywithfact.bsky.social•7 hours ago

It so hard to help low income people especially in predominant urban areas, because they see no power in voting then blame the government when things get bad. There non voter is a vote for Republicans and their demise. How can they not understand this

neighbor1941.bsky.social•3 hours ago

They're ending it, effectively. 880 billion is the entire budget. 880 billion is what they're cutting.

shanemcoyle.bsky.social•7 hours ago

One thing to point out, Medicaid isn’t always called Medicaid in every State

DenaliCare, Medi-Cal, MaineCare, etc

Like how some voters hate ObamaCare but are thankful for the coverage they have under the Affordable Care Act

https://www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medicaid-resources/

owdle77.bsky.social•7 hours ago

They are going to cut it. They always hated national healthcare , or Medicaid for all and I think they saw way too many people on it (hey, no one say we would be young and healthy forever)

cebi68.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Do it and the Democratic win in 2026 will be greater than anything in history. The impeachment will be done in a week.

jeffbrandt.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Cutting medicaid will force patients into ERs rasing the cost to everyone by passing the burden to the states. Trump wants more money in the fed so he can waste it