Senate Republicans are facing intense pressure from medical professionals to abandon substantial cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs as they finalize a budget reconciliation bill aligned with President Trump's proposals. The proposed $1 trillion reductions to health care over the next decade, primarily impacting Medicaid, threaten to exacerbate already struggling health systems, particularly in rural areas. Despite setbacks from a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian on Medicaid provider taxes, Republicans remain committed to pushing forward, risking increased healthcare costs and poorer health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
If Medicaid is cut, my patients will die. I realize I am being dramatic. It is a dramatic situation. They are humans who are doing their best. Please don't allow them to suffer more.
Despite an ongoing debate over deep cuts to Medicaid - cuts experts say would devastate already underfunded health systems especially in rural areas - Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushed this week to put the so-called 'big, beautiful bill' on the president's desk by July 4.
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