By skyforbes 
Death Count Math,Medicaid
Republicans pass Trump-backed tax plan that could drastically cut Medicaid
“Johnson and GOP leaders have repeatedly stressed that their bill does not explicitly cut Medicaid, a healthcare program for millions of disabled and low-income Americans. However, Medicaid will likely get cut by or near $880 billion over a decade, as Medicaid and Medicare, which Trump has pledged not to cut, comprise most of the committee’s budget. The federal government picks up the bulk of the tab for Medicaid spending. As of 2023, the federal share was about 72%.” — Business Insider
Calculate the price of billionaire greed measured in American lives.
Republicans want to slash $880 billion from Medicaid in their budget. What does this mean? How many people rely on Medicaid for health insurance? How many of them are seniors or disabled? How many of them are likely to die when their Medicaid is cut? How many deaths per billionaire could there be? Where are most of the deaths likely to be? Check this infographic. Click on any item for details.
Check the facts
Budget Basics: Medicaid — Peter G. Peterson Foundation
5 Key Facts about Medicaid — Kaiser Family Foundation
Medicare Enrollment By State — World Population Review
Medicaid
Medicaid is a health insurance program targeted to lower-income recipients that is financed jointly by the federal government and the states. This budget explainer describes what Medicaid is, how it is financed, and who benefits from it. In 2022, the latest year for which health expenditure data are available, Medicaid. — Peter G. Peterson Foundation
- Provided health insurance for about 91 million Americans, or about 27 percent of the U.S. population.
- Cost the federal government $592 billion, though spending in 2022 was still elevated because of some continued pandemic relief spending.
- Represented 19 percent of all health spending in the U.S.
- Nearly 60 percent of all American children are covered through Medicaid and a related program, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
- 51 percent of Medicaid’s funds were spent on seniors and people with disabilities in 2021, the most recent year for which data are available.
- Medicaid was the largest single payer of long-term services and supports (58 percent) in 2022, which includes spending for nursing homes, home health services, residential care facilities, and waivers for other home and community-based services.
Takeaway: Call you MAGA rep to stop the Republican budget that slashes Medicaid to fund tax cuts for their billionaire donors.
Deepak
DemLabs
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