Senate Includes $880 Billion in Cuts To Medicaid While Giving Tax Breaks to Wealthy Few
Washington, D.C.— Senate Republicans passed a bill that paves the way for severe cuts to Medicaid, threatening the health care of over 70 million Americans. By endorsing the funding cuts laid out in House Republicans’ budget plan, Senate Republicans are greenlighting massive cuts to Medicaid, which will rip health care away from millions of Americans just to fund tax breaks for the rich and big corporations.
In response, Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach issued the following statement:
“Republicans bulldozed their budget through the Senate, delivering a major blow to American families in order to hand out tax breaks for Trump and Musk’s billionaire buddies. Medicaid is a pillar of the American health care system, providing access to health care for over 70 million, keeping families healthy, supporting rural hospitals and community health centers, and bolstering local and state economies. Pay no attention to the countless lies Republicans are peddling, this budget will gut Medicaid, destroying the security of a healthy life for millions of seniors, kids, people with disabilities, working people, and more. Trump and his wealthiest billionaire friends are rejoicing as the rest of us are bracing for impact.”
April is Medicaid Awareness Month, and Protect Our Care is leading the charge to defend Medicaid and the care that Americans count on. Throughout the month of April, Protect Our Care will release reports, publish fact sheets, host events around the country, and continue its “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign, demanding Republicans abandon their cuts to Medicaid.
Background:
The Republican Budget Takes Health Care Away From Working People, Seniors, Veterans, And Children To Give Tax Breaks To The Rich. As the Georgetown Center for Children and Families found, Republicans’ math does not add up. The CBO confirmed that Republicans cannot make their proposed $880 billion in cuts without drastically cutting Medicaid and throwing millions of hardworking families off their coverage, closing rural hospitals, and kicking seniors out of nursing homes.
Medicaid Is Extremely Popular, And Voters Will Hold Republicans Accountable For Ripping It Away From Their Loved Ones and Neighbors. Recent polling found that 71 percent of voters who backed Trump say cutting Medicaid would be unacceptable. Republicans are making a grave mistake by assuming the voters who supported them, many of whom rely on Medicaid, are not smart enough to see through their lies.