Next week is the Senate’s last chance to use the reconciliation process to pass harmful and irreparable Medicaid cuts by a simple majority – there is a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee on the bill on Monday afternoon and then it is planned to proceed to the floor for a vote.
The Graham/Cassidy proposal that is being considered is taking aim at the Affordable Care Act (ACA) BUT severely cutting the traditional Medicaid program on the backend to pay for these legislative changes in the ACA. So although you may hear reports about changes to the ACA and focus on Obamacare, this bill is being paid for in large part to cuts to the traditional Medicaid program which includes HCBS/ICF-IID.
To read more on this story, click here: High Alert: Take a 2 Minutes to stop Last Attempt at Medicaid Cuts
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