“The proposal released Monday night by the Senate Finance Committee to slash Medicaid — like the House reconciliation bill – would be the greatest reduction to health care in U.S. history and go further by squeezing Medicaid expansion (which enables states to cover millions of Americans living above the poverty line). Coupled with work requirements and burdensome eligibility checks, the Senate Finance Committee portion of the budget bill will result in more than 16 million Americans losing health care coverage — just to fund a tax cut benefitting the wealthy and large corporations.” – Max Richtman, President and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
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