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Report: Budget cuts could remove thousands from Medicaid in Michigan
MICHIGAN, JUN 26 – Proposed cuts could remove thousands from coverage, risking rural hospital closures and raising healthcare costs, with 27% of Michigan residents on Medicaid, officials said.
- Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet spoke on June 20 about House Republicans' budget plan that would cut Medicaid funding, risking health care access in Michigan.
- The proposal includes Medicaid cuts exceeding $800 billion, which Senate Republicans may expand to $1 trillion, with some GOP senators expressing concern about constituent impacts.
- McDonald Rivet emphasized Medicaid’s role covering 27% of Michiganders, including 44% of adults under 65 who work, providing preventive care and supporting rural hospitals and seniors.
- She expressed that Medicaid could be streamlined by reducing excessive administrative hurdles, but emphasized that implementing the proposed federal cuts would be financially unfeasible.
- If implemented, the budget cuts could displace elderly residents from care facilities, lead to the shutdown of hospitals in rural areas, remove health coverage from 30,000 individuals, transfer financial burdens to local authorities, and increase medical expenses across the state.
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“Kristen McDonald Rivet is leading the fight against proposed Medicaid cuts” [WEYI]
As Washington Republicans work to cut Medicaid and jeopardize health care for Michiganders, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet is fighting back. Congresswoman McDonald Rivet joined mid-Michigan seniors to raise awareness about how Republicans’ dangerous cuts to Medicaid hurt Michiganders who rely on the program. While Washington Republicans prioritize slashing health care to pay for tax breaks for billionaires, McDonald Rivet puts mid-Michigan…
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Report: Budget cuts could remove thousands from Medicaid in Michigan
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Proposed cuts to Medicaid will harm all of us
A Michigan physician warns of the wide-reaching impacts of Medicaid cuts. Medicaid cuts written into the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will affect us all. For some bureaucrats, Medicaid is a line in a spreadsheet. For many of us, however, it represents much more. As a physician, I understand the impact of the cuts through my patients. These are some of their stories. A 26-year-old with severe mental health issues aged out of his parent’s insurance. H…
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