The adoption of the Republicans’ budget bill has thrown a spotlight onto the hot-button issue that could make or break President Trump’s domestic agenda: Medicaid.
The massive government health care program is at the heart of the GOP’s plan to slash federal spending in order to trim deficits and make budget space for Trump’s new tax cuts. But the topic is dividing Republicans both within and between the chambers of Congress, where conservatives favor steep cuts to Medicaid, centrists say they’ll oppose any erosion of health benefits for their constituents, and GOP leaders are left straddling the gap in search of a compromise that can appease both camps.
They have their work cut out for them.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5245534-medicaid-division-republicans-budget/
Posted by GeneralCarlosQ17
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Attention Republicans: Mess with Medicaid and you will be voted OUT!
The saying from Forrest Gump is “Stupid is as stupid does,”
This will be real bad for struggling hospitals in rural areas, many more emergency room visits will go uncompensated and lead to more shutdowns of these hospitals that serve red areas. I suppose they might look at ended EMTALA in Trump’s third term to help solve the problem.
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