Report: at least 200,000 Michiganders would lose health care coverage from proposed Medicaid cuts

Report: at least 200,000 Michiganders would lose health care coverage from proposed Medicaid cuts

iStock / Getty Images PlusHundreds of thousands of Michiganders are likely to lose access to health care as a result of Medicaid cuts currently being debated by the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate, although a recent ruling by the Senate parliamentarian has complicated GOP plans to move the legislation to a floor vote.  Regardless, a report issued Thursday by the nonpartisan Citizens Research Council of Michigan estimated that the proposed cuts…

Potential Medicaid cuts could impact millions of Michigan residents

League of Women Voters opposing proposed Medicaid cuts

The non-partisan League of Women Voters is voicing concerns about people losing their health insurance under what’s known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act now in Congress. The league estimates more than 3 million Michiganders would lose health coverage, and tens of millions of people in other states. Back in May, the league joined more than 700 groups in a letter urging Congress to reject the legislation. The league’s Jackie Coolidge says its p…

Health Care Stakeholders Issue Stark Warning on Threats Facing Medicaid - Modern Medicaid Alliance

Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing health coverage as new Medicaid proposals threaten even steeper cuts to the program. Under the new Senate proposal, Medicaid patients would face deeper funding cuts, stricter eligibility requirements and new administrative barriers. Together, these changes would lead to historic coverage loss and reduced access to care among […] The post Health Care Stakeholders Issue Stark Warning on Threats Fac…