How Republicans plan to cut Medicaid to keep tax cuts for the rich

[HumblePi]

I'll leave a link below to reference.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that Trump put into place for his wealthy buddies, is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. Republican policymakers are doing all they can in order to preserve a majority of the TCJA provisions, but they will need to find a source of funding for the extensions. Their proposed budget will dramatically increase the national debt by a couple of trillion dollars. They're willing to hurt people on Medicaid in order to preserve the generous tax breaks for the rich.

One way that Republicans plan to cut Medicaid in their reconciliation bill, is that Republicans intend to extend the tax credits for the rich and to be able to do that, they must make cuts to Medicaid. How will they cut Medicaid in a way that people can't say that they're cutting Medicaid. In the bill, Republicans want to increase 'cost sharing' which is for people making above the poverty level, which is $15,650 for an individual per year, which amounts to $8 an hour for full-time work, and, $21,000 for a couple, they want to increase cost-sharing which is nothing other than a premium on Medicaid. That amounts to an extra co-pay on Medicaid services. That means that the poorest people in the country will pay more for health care just to finance the tax cuts for the rich.

The other game they're playing is that the moderates are saying, "We don't want cuts to people" and some of the hardliners are saying "We need more cuts". They aren't going to find any 'waste, fraud and abuse' that's going to give Republicans $800 billion dollars to fund tax cuts for the rich. Republicans also want to add work requirements to Medicaid. 61% of people on Medicaid already work, but adding requirements would also add enrollment hurdles for individuals. Enrollment and eligibility changes are designed to kick approx 2.3 million people off Medicaid. Their intention is to cut billions of dollars off Medicaid with these processes and strategies while being able to say that they aren't cutting Medicaid.

There are a lot of rural districts in this country that are deep red with a lot of people on Medicaid, and cuts will affect them the most. Republicans can only gaslight so much by claiming 'this is not a cut'.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-republicans-cut-medicaid

 

[bongsaway]

I'll leave a link below to reference.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that Trump put into place for his wealthy buddies, is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. Republican policymakers are doing all they can in order to preserve a majority of the TCJA provisions, but they will need to find a source of funding for the extensions. Their proposed budget will dramatically increase the national debt by a couple of trillion dollars. They're willing to hurt people on Medicaid in order to preserve the generous tax breaks for the rich.

One way that Republicans plan to cut Medicaid in their reconciliation bill, is that Republicans intend to extend the tax credits for the rich and to be able to do that, they must make cuts to Medicaid. How will they cut Medicaid in a way that people can't say that they're cutting Medicaid. In the bill, Republicans want to increase 'cost sharing' which is for people making above the poverty level, which is $15,650 for an individual per year, which amounts to $8 an hour for full-time work, and, $21,000 for a couple, they want to increase cost-sharing which is nothing other than a premium on Medicaid. That amounts to an extra co-pay on Medicaid services. That means that the poorest people in the country will pay more for health care just to finance the tax cuts for the rich.

The other game they're playing is that the moderates are saying, "We don't want cuts to people" and some of the hardliners are saying "We need more cuts". They aren't going to find any 'waste, fraud and abuse' that's going to give Republicans $800 billion dollars to fund tax cuts for the rich. Republicans also want to add work requirements to Medicaid. 61% of people on Medicaid already work, but adding requirements would also add enrollment hurdles for individuals. Enrollment and eligibility changes are designed to kick approx 2.3 million people off Medicaid. Their intention is to cut billions of dollars off Medicaid with these processes and strategies while being able to say that they aren't cutting Medicaid.

There are a lot of rural districts in this country that are deep red with a lot of people on Medicaid, and cuts will affect them the most. Republicans can only gaslight so much by claiming 'this is not a cut'.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-republicans-cut-medicaid

Keep lying to the base while the leadership does exactly what it is saying it isn't doing. Eventually the base will figure it out when they see the results and all hell is going to break loose. If this passes, they have doomed themselves for the midterm.

 

[Helix]

Like I've said before, I look at those big Trump rallies and wonder how many of those people rely on public assistance.