US Edition4 in 10 Republicans worried Medicaid cuts would hurt their communities: Poll
- The U.S. House passed a budget reconciliation bill in late May 2025 proposing over $700 billion in Medicaid spending cuts, raising concerns nationwide.
- The bill follows Republican-led efforts to reduce federal Medicaid funding amid debates on work requirements and coverage scope, with some disagreement on details.
- Experts and data show cutting Medicaid would increase uninsured numbers, worsen health outcomes, strain health providers, and cause substantial economic losses across communities.
- The Congressional Budget Office forecasts more than 10 million people losing coverage, with an economic loss of $329.2 billion in annual gross product and nearly 3 million jobs lost.
- The proposed cuts could intensify hardships for vulnerable Americans and healthcare systems, signaling widespread negative effects that would persist without policy changes.
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The Economist: Harming Health Hurts!
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Poll shows Republicans who help Trump gut Medicaid could pay dearly
New survey data out Friday shows that Republicans are wrong if they remain unconcerned about public sentiment as it relates to the evisceration of Medicaid or healthcare support systems that would result from passage of their colossal legislation now making its way through Congress—a bill that, if passed, would see coverage stripped from an estimated 11-16 million people in the coming years.According to new KFF Health Tracking Poll released Frid…
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