Medicaid is funded by both the federal and state governments, and covers about 78.5 million low-income and disabled people — more than 1 in 5 Americans. — The Conversation
- Republicans are pushing to give states the discretion to impose work or study requirements on all Medicaid recipients who can push a broom or crack a textbook.
- Neither taxpayers nor the beneficiaries of government assistance are likely to come out ahead.
- STOP the evidence-free debate on Medicaid work requirements — Milken Institute Review
Click on an icon to see how Republicans plan to deny you Medicaid. Who dies first from Republican Medicaid cuts? Check this map.
Who’s likely to die first from Republican Medicaid cuts?
The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by — CAP
Play ‘GOP Health Care Slaughterhouse’ with Your Own Rep — Talking Points Memo
This would end coverage for as many as 20 million of the 72 million people on Medicaid — New Hampshire Bulletin
How many seniors will likely die in order to fund the Republican tax cut for their billionaire donors? See how many people live in poverty? How many have no health insurance? How many are senior citizens? Meet the MAGA reps ready to sacrifice their constituents healthcare for donations from GOP billionaire donors. Check this map.
Which Congressional districts that will be hardest hit by Medicaid cuts
Republican budget cuts would force rural hospitals to close
Reverse Robin Hood: Rob the poor to give to the rich
The GOP-led House scheme “helps the rich and cuts aid to the poor”. Republicans, who had been voted into office promising to help working-class voters, were now “teeing up cuts to programs that provide health care and food to the poor.” The plan “instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid and Medicare, to come up with at least $880 billion in cuts.” — WBUR
Take Away: Call your elected rep: Stop cutting your health coverage to give tax cuts to their billionaire donors.
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