11,000 Could Die: Right-Wing Media Ignore Potential Impact Of Trump's Big Ugly Bill

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill Event" and How the Big Ugly Bill Will Impact Families and Communities

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Right-wing media figures make false claims about Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has warned that Medicaid cuts in Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would cause millions of people to lose health coverage. Right-wing media figures — who have continued to support the legislation in spite of this warning — have misled their audiences about the extent of the cuts and who will be impacted by them.  Some right-wing media figures and influencers have downplayed the House bill’s Med…

11,000 Could Die: Right-Wing Media Ignore Potential Impact Of Trump's Big Ugly Bill

Two analyses of the House of Representatives’ version of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” found that its deep Medicaid cuts — which right-wing media figures have supported for months — would result in more than 11,000 preventable deaths annually. When all aspects of the legislation are included, according to one of the analyses, the bill could cause an estimated 51,000 preventable deaths per year. Right-wing media figures, however, …

Speaking Out: Correcting false, misleading info on Medicaid cuts

Concern for the health and well-being of ourselves and our families transcends party lines.