[Opinion] Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.

EDITORIAL: Plan for effects of Medicaid cuts

Nobody knows for sure how budget cuts from Capitol Hill will land in Hawaii and other states. But the omens for Medicaid, the massive health-care program that assists lower-income populations, do not look good. It’s crunch time for Congress this week, with both chambers needing to pass a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday. Beyond that, however, a larger fiscal imperative looms. The House Republican majority ha…

Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.

The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Feb. 27 that a Republican budget measure would “set in motion the largest cut to Medicaid in American history,” and that Republicans are hiding the consequences. “The Republicans are lying to the American people about Medicaid,” Jeffries said. “I can’t say it any o…

CBO confirms House budget resolution means to cut medicaid

March 13 - OPINION: Last week the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed the House Energy and Commerce Committee cannot reach $880 Billion in cuts without deep cuts to Medicaid, even if they eliminated funding for other programs overseen by…