Republicans need to cut Medicaid to hit budget savings target, CBO finds
- House Republicans directed a congressional committee to find $880 billion in cuts, primarily affecting Medicaid, to meet their budget goals, as confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office .
- The CBO confirmed that Republicans must cut Medicaid to achieve $2 trillion in budget savings over the next decade, contradicting party claims about not touching such programs.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise noted that the word 'Medicaid' is not included in their budget plan.
- Democrats argue that these cuts represent a betrayal of the middle class, as they believe the wealthy would benefit from the proposed tax cuts.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
23 Articles
23 Articles
All
Left
14
Center
5
Right
2
Medicaid Traps People In Poverty — Congress Must Reform It Now - Black Community News
Medicaid is a poverty trap that needs to be reformed, Star Parker said on Straight Arrow News. Do Republicans have the will to do it? Medicaid is a “vastly expanded and increasingly expensive” program that must be trimmed if the government wants to cut money from the federal budget. “Despite warnings from fiscally responsible people …
Poll finds support for Medicaid funding
A majority of Americans don’t want to see Congress reduce spending on Medicaid and believe the health care program for lower income individuals and families is important to their community, according to polling released Friday.
·Carrollton, United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources23
Leaning Left14Leaning Right2Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 24%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage