Trump's DOA budget includes $800 billion in Medicaid cuts

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Every trumper is a N4T.
Thank God there are enough Republicans with a conscience in the Senate that this piece of shit is guaranteed to go nowhere.

But it certainly does show the nation what kind of cold hearted, elitist scumbag Dumpster boy really is.

Trump budget: $800 billion in Medicaid cuts

(CNN) Donald Trump's budget that is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday will include $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid -- a move that underscores the President's resolve to significantly downsize the federal program even as Republican lawmakers are clashing over the issue in Congress.

The $800 billion reduction, confirmed to CNN Sunday evening by a senior administration official, assumes that the GOP health care bill that the House passed earlier this month would become law, that official said.

The House legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act -- President Barack Obama's landmark health care law also known as Obamacare -- would significantly curtail federal support for Medicaid.

Under that bill, in 2020, states that expanded the program would no longer receive enhanced funding to cover low-income adults, while states that did not expand previously would not be able to do so, starting immediately. Some 11 million adults have gained coverage under Medicaid expansion.

Also, the bill would reduce federal funding for the entire Medicaid program, which covers more than 70 million low-income children, adults, disabled Americans and the elderly. States would either receive a set amount of funding per enrollee, known as a per capita grant, or fixed funding in the form of a block grant.

Either option would limit federal responsibility, shifting that burden to the states. However, since states don't have the money to make up the difference, they would likely either reduce eligibility, curtail benefits or cut provider payments. The block grant would be more restrictive since the funding level would not adjust for increases in enrollment, which often happens in bad economic times.

The GOP bill would slash federal support of Medicaid by 25% by 2026, compared to current law, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

What to do about Medicaid was a major flashpoint of the House GOP bill, with many Republican members expressing concerns about cutting a program that has provided insurance to so many of lower-income constituents. It has also provided treatment for Americans battling drug addiction, an issue of concern for many Republican governors and GOP representatives.

The issue has already emerged a sticking point in the Senate, where several Republican senators look poised to vehemently oppose major cuts to the program.

The Congressional Budget Office scored an earlier version of the GOP health care bill in March. It found that 14 million fewer people would enroll in the program by 2026.

The CBO is set to release Wednesday afternoon a new score of the revised legislation that House Republicans ultimately passed.
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tsuke said:
its over 10 years. I dont even think its that big.
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More fake news....
There are NO cuts....their best guess, projecting 10 years into the future, Trump's aim is to lessen the growth of Medicaid by $800 billion

Its been averaging 6% from 2007 t0 2014,,,,,hopefully he can slow that rate of growth to save the 800 billion...
 
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NOVA said:
More fake news....
There are NO cuts....their best guess, projecting 10 years into the future, Trump's aim is to lessen the growth of Medicaid by $800 billion

Its been averaging 6% from 2007 t0 2014,,,,,hopefully he can slow that rate of growth to save the 800 billion...
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It's the amount projected to be needed to function at the same level. Call it what rings your bell, but funding at a level that reduces function is a cut.
 
If the republicans pass this piece of shit they won't be able to get elected dogcatcher in 2018.
The question is, will Pence have the balls to sign it.
 
Nomad said:
Thank God there are enough Republicans with a conscience in the Senate that this piece of shit is guaranteed to go nowhere.

But it certainly does show the nation what kind of cold hearted, elitist scumbag Dumpster boy really is.
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What it does is prove you're the typical bleeding heart that claim to care about people yet does nothing to show it. Don't look it as a cut but an opportunity for you to personally fund something to those you say deserve it.
 
Buckly J. Ewer said:
If the republicans pass this piece of shit they won't be able to get elected dogcatcher in 2018.
The question is, will Pence have the balls to sign it.
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What's wrong with people providing their own coverage instead of expecting others to do it for them?
 
Republicans in Congress already speaking out against some of the cuts because god forbid the gov't reduces its spending amounts. How could we survive as a country?
 
states would either receive a set amount of funding per enrollee, known as a per capita grant, or fixed funding in the form of a block grant.

Either option would limit federal responsibility, shifting that burden to the states.
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at what point to we attempt to limit the entitlement crisis?
This is how you do it. if you don't- it continues to explode the fed budget
 
cawacko said:
Republicans in Congress already speaking out against some of the cuts because god forbid the gov't reduces its spending amounts. How could we survive as a country?
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Yeah, so let's up the military budget, because it isn't like our nearest competitor is close to catching up.

:rolleyes:
 
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