"In 2018, Democrats took advantage of the years-long Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act that had given millions of Americans access to health insurance along with the first Trump administration's bureaucratic efforts to limit the Obamacare law. This time, they stand to benefit from GOP support for a series of unpopular health policies that will cost millions their health care coverage, increase the cost for others and, even worse, possibly trigger the kinds of childhood epidemics not seen in recent years."
"the GOP's problem is the result of officials letting ideological orthodoxy overtake scientific evidence and proven success. Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy, Kennedy said in a recent interview with Scripps News. Here are the major aspects: The billion dollars in Medicaid cutbacks and the accompanying threats to rural hospitals in Trump's misnamed Big Beautiful Bill. These are how the GOP paid to make permanent the 2017 Trump tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations."
President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans and influential Cabinet members support health policies that could repeat the GOP's 2018 electoral losses by centering health care as a campaign issue. GOP proposals include large Medicaid cutbacks, threats to rural hospitals, and policies that make permanent the 2017 tax cuts for the wealthiest while financing them by reducing health coverage. Republican backing for unpopular changes could cost millions their insurance, increase costs for others, and risk childhood disease outbreaks by rolling back immunization requirements. Polling shows broad opposition to these moves, even in deep-red states, complicating hopes pinned on redistricting to avert losses.
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