Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill

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 Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill
by Nathaniel Weixel - 05/11/25 10:44 PM ET

Legislation introduced by House Republicans late Sunday would slash Medicaid spending significantly by imposing new restrictions on Medicaid beneficiaries like work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks, but the most controversial changes floated to the program were not included.

The bill from the House Energy and Commerce Committee comes ahead of what’s expected to be a marathon committee hearing on Tuesday.

It appears to cater more to the moderate wing of the party than the conservatives, who had been agitating for drastic cuts to the program. But it remains to be seen if leaders found the right balance between the two factions. 

In a Wall Street Journal opinion article published Sunday ahead of the bill’s release, Guthrie indicated the changes to Medicaid shouldn’t be seen as a cut. 

“Undoubtedly, Democrats will use this as an opportunity to engage in fear-mongering and misrepresent our bill as an attack on Medicaid,” he wrote. “In reality, it preserves and strengthens Medicaid for children, mothers, people with disabilities and the elderly—for whom the program was designed.” 

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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5294994-house-republicans-medicaid-bill/

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Medicaid for legal residents and citizens only.

Medicaid should be a reimbursement program ... the Feds reimburse states for submitted, approved, audited expenses.

You can "cut" Medicaid without "cutting" Medicaid ... changing eligibility and qualified expenses ... no benefits for illegal border crossers.

[bilo]

Medicaid for legal residents and citizens only.

Medicaid should be a reimbursement program ... the Feds reimburse states for submitted, approved, audited expenses.

You can "cut" Medicaid without "cutting" Medicaid ... changing eligibility and qualified expenses ... no benefits for illegal border crossers.

This all seems pretty reasonable.

I don't see how work requirements are all that bad, unless the person is a single parent with a child under school age. If someone is supposed to be working and can't find a job they should be in a job training program. Let's help Americans out of poverty by giving them job skills and throw the illegals out.

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 Hawley warns GOP Medicaid cuts are ‘morally wrong and politically suicidal’
by Nathaniel Weixel - 05/12/25 11:22 AM ET

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is warning against his own party’s push to slash Medicaid spending, just hours after House Republicans released legislation that could save billions of dollars and make millions of people lose health insurance coverage.

Hawley wrote in an op-ed published Monday in The New York Times that paying for President Trump’s domestic agenda by slashing health care for the working poor “is both morally wrong and politically suicidal.”

“Mr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protection for working-class social insurance, such as Medicaid,” Hawley wrote. “But now a noisy contingent of corporatist Republicans — call it the party’s Wall Street wing — is urging Congress to ignore all that and get back to the old-time religion: corporate giveaways, preferences for capital and deep cuts to social insurance.”

Hawley has consistently spoken up about his opposition to the House plan to use Medicaid cuts to pay for the party-line megabill. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been charged with finding at least $880 billion in federal spending cuts over the next decade.

Missouri is one of several red states that expanded Medicaid. Despite his longtime opposition to ObamaCare, Hawley has made it clear he will protect access to Medicaid in his state and will not support legislation that would lead to benefit cuts for Missourians.

“Republicans need to open their eyes: Our voters support social insurance programs. More than that, our voters depend on those programs,” Hawley wrote.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5295538-josh-hawley-medicaid-cuts/

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POLITICO
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CBO: 7.6 million would go uninsured under GOP Medicaid bill
From politico.com
2:21 PM · May 13, 2025


Matt Whitlock
@mattdizwhitlock
Politico doing some Dem propaganda.
Notable that this headline didn't note that the 7.6 million includes:
➡️ 1.4M illegal immigrants
➡️ 4.8M able-bodied adults choosing not to work
➡️ 1.2M who are ineligible to receive Medicaid
Those people shouldn't be on Medicaid anyway.
10:55 PM · May 13, 2025

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POLITICO
@politico
CBO: 7.6 million would go uninsured under GOP Medicaid bill
From politico.com
2:21 PM · May 13, 2025


Matt Whitlock
@mattdizwhitlock
Politico doing some Dem propaganda.
Notable that this headline didn't note that the 7.6 million includes:
➡️ 1.4M illegal immigrants
➡️ 4.8M able-bodied adults choosing not to work
➡️ 1.2M who are ineligible to receive Medicaid
Those people shouldn't be on Medicaid anyway.
10:55 PM · May 13, 2025

That sure looks like intelligent savings to me.