Medicaid, Republicans and Tax Bill
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New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and shift costs to states.
Pa. Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, left, said he would oppose the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed by the GOP-controlled House while GOP Sen. Dave McCormick seemed poised to support it. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File) (AP Photos/J. Scott Applewhite (Fetterman) and Marc Levy (McCormick))
"Republicans just unveiled their 'big, beautiful bill,' which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans, shutter hospitals & cause premiums to skyrocket across the country.
Rebecca Gibron, CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, which covers Idaho, told the Idaho Statesman in an emailed statement that the bill “threatens to dismantle the already-fragile care infrastructure in our state.”
Or as we in the GOP like to call it: Perfect. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the Medicaid cuts in our bill will result in 7.6 million Americans going uninsured by 2034. That’s 7.6 ...