Republican budget includes cuts to Medicaid

[Saltwater60]

This will not go well and it will be interesting to see how Trump handles this. They said no cuts, at least Trump did and this will something that doesn’t go over well. I didn’t put this in the Trump thread because it’s not Trump but the house and congress. I get this might need to be done to balance out budget but this is not a way to win. If the Dems get back in they will spend more.

Proposed Medicaid cuts by Republicans leave patients and doctors fearing the worst

Republicans are rallying around work requirements and stricter eligibility screenings for Medicaid. Doctors and critics warn they could strip away coverage for rightful enrollees.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[thisIslandEarth]

Just was able to get my mom into a nursing home with Medicaid. They ( Medicaid ) took pretty much every penny she had to her name. Now, they want to cut Medicaid

 

[Brawny71]

This will not go well and it will be interesting to see how Trump handles this. They said no cuts, at least Trump did and this will something that doesn’t go over well. I didn’t put this in the Trump thread because it’s not Trump but the house and congress. I get this might need to be done to balance out budget but this is not a way to win. If the Dems get back in they will spend more.

Proposed Medicaid cuts by Republicans leave patients and doctors fearing the worst

Republicans are rallying around work requirements and stricter eligibility screenings for Medicaid. Doctors and critics warn they could strip away coverage for rightful enrollees.

www.nbcnews.com

Does it though? Has anyone (to include the author of the article) read it? The answer is no. THIS is one of many topics which has been said over and over and NOONE has said it is in the bill. Which Republican has preached doing this? The only impact that has been addressed for Medicare is that it should be used for Citizens ONLY.

This period of actors reading script is killing us with misinformation and innuendos. People are said to “SAY” something during these script reads, on line, or in print and yet…..NO QUOTES anywere in it. Strange don’t you think?

We are smarter then this. The increase in nose rings directly correlates to the American public being led by the nose, told what to be worried about (when it isn’t even a thing) and how to think and speak.

 

[Celt]

What are the specifics? I know medicaid was used to help finance illegals, over 16 billion was spent there.

Seems like they are targetting abusers of the system. Not everyone.

"In reality, it preserves and strengthens Medicaid for children, mothers, people with disabilities and the elderly—for whom the program was designed.”

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5294994-house-republicans-medicaid-bill/

 

[Brawny71]

I’ll tell you, if you don’t work in the healthcare sector or use it much, Medicare/ Medicade/ Tricare is not paying the bill very well. People are getting hit hard by very large co-pays, doctors won’t take it anymore which means “Go find another doctor”. This was WELL before this administration. Our healthcare system (in the Wealthiest nation in the world) is broken unless you have private insurance or money to burn. And the people you voted for haven’t done squat about it for decades.

We need to fix US before we can go into another relationship.

 

[Brawny71]

What are the specifics? I know medicaid was used to help finance illegals, over 16 billion was spent there.

Seems like they are targetting abusers of the system. Not everyone.

"In reality, it preserves and strengthens Medicaid for children, mothers, people with disabilities and the elderly—for whom the program was designed.”

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5294994-house-republicans-medicaid-bill/

Not disagreeing, but all these stories are subjective interpretations of what was read on the bathroom wall. Is there an actual posting of the proposed bill? Anything published and public showing what is being presented? Bill#, Who is the Author, Who is the committee, who co-sponsered. This has been the tactic for a very long time. Rile up the public, put the fear in the folks, they will never actually know the real deal.

How much of “Build Back Better” was actually in the bill? Have you read it? (to everyone, not Celt). How about the Green New Deal? Anyone read through that? If you are really feeling frisky, read some of the crap coming out of Albany with cool titles and then see what they actually are about.

 

[Hochulsucks1234]

Good. No more full coverage for urgent care visits for the sniffles. No more free rides to appointments. Most Medicaid recipients get better health care than us on private insurance. It needs cuts.

 

[FP1201]

Just was able to get my mom into a nursing home with Medicaid. They ( Medicaid ) took pretty much every penny she had to her name. Now, they want to cut Medicaid

When my Mom went into skilled nursing for dementia the Medicaid rate was ~$1,500 a month and Self Pay was $12,500 plus a service charge by the State of .0650% and by the time of her passing (couple months short of the five year look back) it was $14K.
Medicaid/Medicare doesn't pay shit, and MANY on or accepting it exploit the hell out of it.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

What did we do before medicaid/Medicare? We should probably try that again.

 

[Acer-m14]

What did we do before medicaid/Medicare? We should probably try that again.

we should get rid of doctors too , the last one i went to would not take 2 chickens and a goat for a simple office visit ..

fuck these new doctors .. they don't know shit anyways .. some still running around with a mask on their face ..

 

[spat]

This will not go well and it will be interesting to see how Trump handles this. They said no cuts, at least Trump did and this will something that doesn’t go over well. I didn’t put this in the Trump thread because it’s not Trump but the house and congress. I get this might need to be done to balance out budget but this is not a way to win. If the Dems get back in they will spend more.

Proposed Medicaid cuts by Republicans leave patients and doctors fearing the worst

Republicans are rallying around work requirements and stricter eligibility screenings for Medicaid. Doctors and critics warn they could strip away coverage for rightful enrollees.

www.nbcnews.com

Nobody really cares if Medicaid gets less money.

What they care about is if they receive less services from Medicaid.

So, if they cut the budget, and simultaneously deport a bunch of people who were drawing from it, I don't think most voters will mind.

 

[spat]

What did we do before medicaid/Medicare? We should probably try that again.

The same thing we did before federal student loans.

Stuff was just cheap enough you could afford it without the government getting involved.

"We're going to help you by driving the prices so high you can't get this without us, then we're going to add all sorts of strings for you to access it before we will help".

 

[FRANKIE]

I guess no more 1 dollar copays for 30 days of
Eliquis for some.
For all others $800 dollars or,
go drop dead.

 

[Saltwater60]

Nobody really cares if Medicaid gets less money.

What they care about is if they receive less services from Medicaid.

So, if they cut the budget, and simultaneously deport a bunch of people who were drawing from it, I don't think most voters will mind.

Agree if we can do that it’s a win-win and judging by the lawsuit against LA the illegals aren’t supposed to be getting federal funding anyway, go figure. Somehow the republicans will screw it up though, I have no doubt about that.

 

[Zerex]

Removing illegals, from receiving any Medicaid and Welfare benefits, is necessary.

NYS alone contributes to this excess, by billions.

Medicaid has to be restricted to citizens.

Medicare is also given to illegals, and NGO's got money from many Fed programs to resettle illegals.

Medicaid is also given to pay for drug treatment centers, plastic surgery, and many other abuses.

Nursing homes are not free....except for illegals.
The Democrats are totally responsible for this.

 

[Saltwater60]

Removing illegals, from receiving any Medicaid and Welfare benefits, is necessary.

NYS alone contributes to this excess, by billions.

Medicaid has to be restricted to citizens.

Medicare is also given to illegals, and NGO's got money from many Fed programs to resettle illegals.

Medicaid is also given to pay for drug treatment centers, plastic surgery, and many other abuses.

Nursing homes are not free....except for illegals.
The Democrats are totally responsible for this.

The problem is legally I’m not sure they are illegals yet. The issue is the Biden admin admitted them in under the asylum protection program so they are here legally until a court tells them they aren’t in many cases. This isn’t all of them but plenty.

 

[Brawny71]

The problem is legally I’m not sure they are illegals yet. The issue is the Biden admin admitted them in under the asylum protection program so they are here legally until a court tells them they aren’t in many cases. This isn’t all of them but plenty.

“Conditionally “ granted temporary exception. AND failed to vet and verify due to a lack of “administrative support.” Common misused term of “They are legal” lately.

 

[Catskillkid]

Just was able to get my mom into a nursing home with Medicaid. They ( Medicaid ) took pretty much every penny she had to her name. Now, they want to cut Medicaid

My father thankfully passed before we had to put him in a nursing home but my mom and I were just about getting ready to do it (we couldn't care for him anymore). But if he had to go into skilled nursing they would take everything they had before Medicaid would pay anything like they did with your mom. Luckily, even if we did have to put dad in a nursing home we had an irrevocable trust established to protect the assets. But you have to be proactive about that long before you think you're going to need it. Thank God my parents had that foresight years ago.

It really is a crock of shit that hard working people pay into Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security their whole lives and then when they really need it the government provides exactly jack and shit. One of many major reasons my faith in our government and healthcare system is at exactly zero.

 

[Brawny71]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/14/text/enr

 

[RedBreast21]

Last weekend I ran into some Trump protesters who were carrying on to anyone that would listen about medicare cuts. I calmly asked what the congress bill numbers were and the first woman cursed me out. But I held firm as others were watching and I continued to press them on the bill numbers. A guy comes over to me, well dressed and asks me what my question is and when I told him he said "there isn't one but republicans have been known......." I walked away saying if there is no bill number your argument and protest are null and void. Then you should have heard them. It was like I kicked the hornets nest.

So unless outlets like MSNBC provide a link the the bill and a PDF of the specific section, its all BS.


Edit- this is a link to the condense version of the bill.

https://waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-One-Big-Beautiful-Bill-Section-by-Section.pdf

See MSNBC, that wasn't so hard to do.

 

[Grimscale]

I keep seeing everyone using "Medicaid" and "Medicare" interchangeably, even here in this thread.

So which one is supposedly being cut?
Medicare - which is deducted from our paychecks
or
Medicaid - which is welfare health insurance?

And, if cuts really are being done (which, so far, appears incorrect), what are those cuts and who is affected?

Even my mom, who gets most of her information from MSNBC and CNN, can only say "they are cutting medicaid" and "the Republicans have always wanted to do away with Medicare and Social Security" without anything definitive. And don't even think about mentioning how the Democrats are doing away with Medicare and Social Security by giving money to people who never paid into it!