WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Budget Office confirmed what Congressional Democrats have been saying for weeks: No matter how they slice it, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans’ draconian plans to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires will result in reduced or cancelled health care coverage for millions of Americans. In response, Defend America Action Senior Spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite released the following statement:
“Democrats are telling the American people loud and clear what Donald Trump and MAGA Mike Johnson won’t – the Republican budget will slash life-saving benefits for the millions of Americans on Medicaid, which includes nearly half of all American children and over 8 million seniors, to give more tax breaks to the richest people on the planet.
“Hats off to Leader Jeffries and House Democrats for sounding the alarm for weeks on Trump and Republicans’ cruel, unnecessary cuts to Medicaid, and ordering this CBO analysis that confirmed what we knew all along. If Republicans go forward with their MAGA Tax Scam, millions of Medicaid recipients, up to ten percent, will see reduced coverage or be kicked off of the program entirely.”
Background
The CBO just confirmed that, no matter which draconian option they go with, Trump and MAGA Republicans’ Medicaid cuts will result in reduced or cancelled coverage for millions of Americans.
If Republicans limit state taxes on healthcare providers, over 10% of Medicaid recipients – 8.6 million people – would see reduced coverage as a result, and almost half of them would become uninsured entirely.
Medicaid provides coverage and lifesaving care to 1 in 5 Americans, including nearly half of all children in America and over 8 million seniors.
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