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Readers Respond: Oppose Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
- Senate Republicans are debating a budget bill aiming to reduce Medicaid provider taxes and impose work requirements by July 4, affecting rural hospitals and low-income Americans.
- The bill would cut the Medicaid provider tax from 6% to 3.5% and require nondisabled adults under 65 to work or participate in activities for 80 hours monthly to keep eligibility.
- Rural hospitals heavily rely on Medicaid with Iowa's independent hospitals possibly losing $16 million in revenue and Vera French Mental Health Center facing 10% more uninsured patients.
- Experts, including William Schpero, warn that provider tax cuts and added reporting burdens risk hospital finances and patient outcomes amid 146 rural hospital closures nationwide since 2005.
- Opponents urge Congress to reject Medicaid and SNAP cuts, citing threats to millions’ health, risk of hospital closures, and difficulties navigating new eligibility rules.
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Readers respond: Oppose cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
Many Oregonians aged 50 and older rely on Medicaid health care to get and stay healthy, remain in their homes and communities, and afford critical health care services that Medicare does not cover. When people can access the care they need, it helps reduce long-term health care costs and prevents costly hospitalizations and nursing home stays.
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