GOP Senator vows deeper Medicaid cuts in 'second bite at the apple'

GOP Senator Wants To Take Even More Out Of Medicaid

Sen Ron Johnson did an interview with Politico, at which time he said that he wanted to take a "second bite" out of Medicaid. He also said that he had commitments from leadership and the White House to let him do just that: “I think I pretty well have a commitment. They’re going to do that,” Johnson told reporters of the prospects that Republicans will reconsider a provision that would end the federal government’s 90 percent cost share of fundi…

GOP Senator vows deeper Medicaid cuts in 'second bite at the apple'

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Politico on Tuesday that he's received assurances that Republicans will get another chance to cut Medicaid after voting to support President Donald Trump's mega budget bill. Trump's budget slashed more than $700 billion from Medicaid and imposed work requirements for Medicaid members to receive their benefits starting after the 2026 midterms. Now, Republicans like Johnson are seeking to further slash the Medicaid…

POLITICO Pro: Ron Johnson believes he will get ‘second bite of the apple’ on Medicaid cuts

The Wisconsin Republican said leadership and the White House promised him another chance to make dramatic reductions to the health safety net program.