Senate Republicans are currently debating a significant budget bill that would finance tax cuts primarily by reducing Medicaid funding. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that such cuts could result in nearly 12 million individuals losing their health insurance, a stark contradiction to Trump’s commitment to preserve Medicaid. Republican Senator Thom Tillis expressed concern regarding the ramifications for those who could be disenfranchised from Medicaid, highlighting the potential disillusionment of 663,000 affected residents. The impact of these cuts, particularly on rural communities in states like North Carolina, raises serious questions about healthcare access and hospital viability.
What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?
The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending.
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