Letter: Critics of Republican Bill Overlook Important Facts

Letter: Critics of Republican bill overlook important facts

“Republicans who insult rivals should take a look in the mirror” (Reading Eagle, July 1) requires a response. Democrats claim more than 7.8 million Americans won’t have health insurance because of Medicaid changes included in the Republican budget bill. A letter from the Congressional Budget Office refutes that claim, stating that 1.4 million would be people who do not meet citizenship requirements for Medicaid enrollment. Democrats claim 7.8 mi…

Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ Puts Millions of Lives at Risk

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Medicaid, which covers more than 78 million children, seniors, and adults, would face the deepest cuts through new work reporting mandates, funding reductions, and penalties for states that maintain expanded coverage.

Republicans Will Pay The Piper For The Big Ugly Bill— Starting With California's David Valadao

Valadao, who was already in jeopardy, put his political future in deeper peril last week by voting to slashe the Medicaid coverage essential to roughly two-thirds of his constituents. About half a million of his constituents need Medicaid funding for their healthcare, more than in any other district in the state. His district, which includes swaths of Kern, Kings & Tulare counties, is among the most competitive, and poorest, in the nation.