US EditionRepublicans should build a wall around the welfare state
- U.S. Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego held a town hall in Phoenix to discuss proposed Medicaid cuts that could affect around two million Arizonans enrolled in the program, according to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
- Senator Kelly stated, "Medicaid is the foundation of our health care system in the state of Arizona," emphasizing the potential impact of cutting 750,000 people from Medicaid.
- Senator Gallego warned that cuts to Medicaid would negatively affect Arizona's economy and lead to unnecessary layoffs in the health sector.
- A Congressional vote on the proposed Medicaid cuts is expected within the next few weeks, with Democrats urging the public to contact Republican lawmakers to protect Medicaid.
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Reader's View: How does Stauber justify proposed cuts?
According to KFF, or Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid enrollment in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District totals 162,100 people, including 35,300 adults, 13,000 seniors, 65,600 children, 16,000 Individuals with disabilities, and 32,100 covered under the Affordable Care Act. The budget resolution in the U.S. House targets Medicaid spending to help pay for a GOP-proposed tax plan. Its target cut is $880 billion over the next 10 years. I wonder …
Republicans should build a wall around the welfare state
Congress is considering $880 billion in spending cuts, which could be achieved by removing all noncitizens from Medicaid and other welfare programs, which would save about $1 trillion over the next decade.
Kevin Rennie: There is $10 billion a year at stake in CT. A crucial guardrail is missing.
At a hearing last month of the Human Services Committee, a Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves revealed her unflattering opinion of the legislature. She weighed in against a sensible proposal by state Sen. Matthew Lesser, D-Middletown, to require legislative approval of the state’s head of its Medicaid program. The bill would give the legislature some authority over who runs the $10 billion annual federal and state pr…
Portland Press Herald
Central Maine NewsLetter: House Republican proposals are senseless and cruel
Funding cuts to Medicaid and massive tax breaks for the wealthy are on the table.
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