Though Democratic lawmakers have lambasted Republicans’ Medicaid reforms as an “attack on health care,” budget experts say the proposed savings do not cut Medicaid, but merely slow the growth of future spending.
“We’ve all heard how this bill will devastate Medicaid,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said during a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday. “It’s the largest cut in history … It shows the callousness of the Republican senators when it comes to health care. They don’t seem to care. They seem to say, ‘tough luck.’”
“We’ve all heard how this bill will devastate Medicaid,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said during a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday. “It’s the largest cut in history … It shows the callousness of the Republican senators when it comes to health care. They don’t seem to care. They seem to say, ‘tough luck.’”
- Experts and congressional scorekeepers’ analysis say federal spending on the program is not anticipated to decline over the next decade, but only slow down relative to previously projected levels.
- The House Budget Committee found that federal Medicaid spending will still grow 30% by 2034 when taking into account House Republicans’ $698 billion in Medicaid savings in the initial House-passed bill...
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