Tag: Medicaid

Trump’s Medicaid Tax Cuts: Here’s What to Know

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Senate Republicans passed the largest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s, a reckless move that would strip health insurance from nearly 17 million Americans over the next decade. To pay for Trump’s tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations, Republicans deliberately chose to cut Medicaid funding by $ 1 trillion and to drastically cut other vital programs like SNAP and housing assistance. Health care workers and experts say these extreme Medicaid cuts could result in vulnerable Americans no longer being able to receive care—either because they…

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MoveOn: Republicans Pass Historic Medicaid Cuts for Billionaire Handouts

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WASHINGTON – In response to congressional Republicans passing Trump’s bill that will slash health care for at least 17 million people to pay for billionaire tax cuts, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Blame Donald Trump and congressional Republicans when over 17 million people lose their health care while the rich get even richer. Blame Donald Trump and congressional Republicans when rural hospitals close due to the largest Medicaid cuts in history. Blame Donald Trump and congressional Republicans when struggling families lose SNAP and food assistance to pay…

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The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism

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Congressional Republicans claim to have achieved something truly miraculous. Their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they argue, would cut nearly $ 800 billion from Medicaid spending over 10 years without causing any Americans to lose health care—or, at least, without making anyone who loses health care worse off. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that, by imposing Medicaid work requirements, the bill would eventually increase the uninsured population by at least 8.6 million. At first, Republican officials tried to defend this outcome on the grounds that it would affect only lazy…

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Following House Committee Vote, MoveOn Announces Ads Against Johnson & Republicans Opposing Harsh Medicaid Cuts

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the House Budget Committee’s vote to rip away health care from more than 13 million Americans and eliminate food assistance for millions of families to hand out tax cuts for billionaires, MoveOn Political Action announced a slate of digital ads and billboards in high-traffic areas targeting Speaker Mike Johnson and vulnerable House Republicans as they return home for Memorial Day. This week MoveOn members will make calls to House Republicans, and ads will launch targeting the following members of Congress: Speaker Johnson (LA-04) Rep.…

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MoveOn: Will House Republicans Cut Medicaid Spending for Billionaire Tax Cuts?

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CBO Analysis: Republicans’ Reconciliation Package Cuts Health Care Spending by $ 715 Billion, 13.7 Million Uninsured Americans  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, an independent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed that House Republicans’ reconciliation package will slash at least $ 715 billion and will result in at least 8.6 million more Americans going uninsured due to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts.  “Millions of people will lose their health care so Republicans in Congress can hand out billionaire tax breaks. People rely on Medicaid to survive, but…

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MoveOn: Shameful Senate Vote Will Cut Medicaid and Social Security to Enrich Billionaires

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WASHINGTON – In response to the Republican-led Senate and a handful of Democrats voting to advance a bill that will slash Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts, MoveOn Civic Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Clearing the way for Donald Trump and Elon Musk to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is unacceptable. It’s past time for Democrats to fight and stop acting like it’s business as usual. MoveOn members will be demanding answers from their elected officials about why they are letting the richest…

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