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House budget proposal cuts SNAP, Medicaid in major rollback
- Last month, the House of Representatives approved HR 119 by a slim margin, which includes nearly $880 billion in reductions to Medicaid and SNAP funding over the next decade.
- The bill aims to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid, particularly targeting able-bodied adults not meeting new work requirements, despite criticism of potential harm to vulnerable groups.
- The legislation requires Medicaid expansion enrollees aged 19 to 64 to engage in 80 hours of work or community activities monthly, with estimates of 4.8 million losing coverage by 2034 due to this provision.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects a 700,000 increase in uninsured people by 2034 partly from eligibility changes, while KFF estimates federal Medicaid spending will fall by $793 billion over 10 years.
- The bill faces political backlash and an uncertain Senate future, with anticipated pressures on states to compensate for federal cuts and debates over Medicaid’s long-term viability and integrity.
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In Lansing, Democrats warn Medicaid and SNAP cuts would be a “perfect storm” for the poor
Members of the Michigan Democratic Party laid out the impacts of congressional Republicans’ “big beautiful bill” at a town hall on Friday, calling on residents of Michigan’s 7th Congressional District to help educate their friends and family as well. A…
Assessing Medicaid Coverage Losses Under House Reconciliation Bill
Republicans say that able-bodied adults who don’t work would lose Medicaid coverage under the House tax-cuts-and-spending bill, while Democrats say the legislation would hurt vulnerable groups. The bill’s main target is those able-bodied adults, but other groups would lose coverage due to paperwork burdens and other provisions in the bill, health policy experts say.
Medicaid is broken. Let’s fix it before it’s too late
America is facing a Medicaid crisis — and not because the program is too small or too stingy. The real problem isn’t funding. It’s priorities. It’s accountability. And it’s whether Medicaid as we know it can survive the next decade. The House-passed reconciliation bill, the one “big, beautiful bill,” takes long-overdue steps to protect Medicaid for the people it was always meant to serve. It doesn’t gut the program. It saves it. Let’s be clear a…
Letter: Susan Collins should oppose all Medicaid changes in House budget bill
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I was pleased to read that Sen. Susan Collins opposes the cuts to Medicaid in the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. I hope she will remain steadfast in her opposition while it is debated in the Senate. She clearly understands well the devastating effects the cuts…
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