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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.
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
Republican lawmakers are calling for work requirements, stricter eligibility verification and some co-pays.
But backers like Rep. Gabe Evans say the proposal’s goal is to ensure only those who qualify for the program are using it.
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.
House Republicans are advancing a budget bill this week that could impose the most significant cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history.
An ambitious House bill to cut taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars and pay for part of it by slashing Medicaid spending faces a rocky path in the Senate, where Republican lawmakers warn the