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GOP Governors Mum as Congress Prepares to Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States
- Congress is preparing to cut Medicaid spending by about $1 trillion over 10 years, impacting health care coverage for many low-income individuals and children.
- Republicans argue the Medicaid program has grown too large and should be scaled back, citing that it has been loaded with unnecessary enrollees since the Obama and Biden administrations.
- Democratic governors, like Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro and New York's Kathy Hochul, openly oppose the cuts, warning they could lead to significant healthcare service reductions and job losses.
- GOP governors have been mostly silent on the impending cuts, despite the significant financial impact on their states' budgets.
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GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states
In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet.
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GOP governors mum as Congress prepares to slash Medicaid spending for their states
The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors.
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The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing historic Medicaid cuts of about $1 trillion over 10 years through Trump’s tax and spending legislation, red-state governors are saying little publicly about what it does to health care — even as they face reductions that will punch …
GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states - TPR: The Public's Radio
In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, they've gone quiet. The post GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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