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Republicans’ $715 billion health care cut won’t work, but it will hurt millions

Headline from The Hill, from the development of May 12, 2025

Newest development May 14, 2025 · 3 reportsMedicaid cuts will hurt families and cost GOP politically, says Kentucky governor

Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid to fund tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations, but these cuts would harm the vulnerable and raise health care costs for everyone, when Americans want solutions that strengthen our economy and communities.

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Developments in this update

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  1. House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. Names this update

    Republicans’ $715 billion health care cut won’t work, but it will hurt millions

    Headline from The Hill ·

  3. Newest

    Medicaid cuts will hurt families and cost GOP politically, says Kentucky governor

    Headline from NPR ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

50 articles, oldest first.

  1. Seattle Times

    House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill.

  2. Truthout

    CBO Report Finds Millions of Enrollees Would Be Dropped From Medicaid Under Proposed GOP Cuts (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Polling consistently shows that most Americans want Medicaid funding to be increased or remain the same.

  3. MinnPost

    U.S. House Republicans backing off some Medicaid cuts (opens MinnPost)

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    MinnPost's feed description

    This is as a new report out Wednesday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that millions would lose Medicaid coverage.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Speak up now to protect Medicaid from deep cuts to pay for tax breaks (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    “If Congress guts Medicaid, the damage would be irreversible.”

  5. The Hill

    New Mexico governor says potential GOP cuts to Medicaid would ‘destroy health care as we know it’ (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) on Sunday blasted Republican efforts to reduce Medicaid funding, saying potential cuts would “destroy health care as we know it.” “This is very simply an effort to destroy health care as we know it, to rip it away from everyday Americans, make it more costl…

  6. NBC 6 South Florida

    Fight over Medicaid cuts heats up as House Republicans release bill (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The legislation includes work requirements, stricter eligibility checks, citizenship verification and new limits on federal funding for Medicaid to states.

  7. The Boston Globe

    House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A preliminary estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposals would reduce the number of people with health care by 8.6 million over the decade.

  8. WMUR

    House Republicans propose Medicaid cuts to fund Trump tax breaks (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    House Republicans reveal $880 billion in Medicaid cuts to fund $4.5 trillion Trump tax breaks, sparking health care debates and concerns over coverage loss

  9. KTVU San Francisco

    House GOP unveils spending bill that includes massive Medicaid cuts (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    House Republicans have unveiled a sweeping bill proposing $880 billion in cuts—largely to Medicaid—to help fund $4.5 trillion in tax breaks central to President Trump's economic agenda.

  10. Roll Call

    Medicaid cuts in play (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    This episode of CQ Budget discusses major changes to Medicaid that Republicans have proposed in a budget reconciliation measure.

  11. The New Republic

    House Republicans Finally Unveil Their Deadly Medicaid Cuts (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Millions of Americans will lose their health insurance under this plan.

  12. The Hill

    Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Legislation introduced by House Republicans late Sunday would slash Medicaid spending significantly by imposing new restrictions on Medicaid beneficiaries like work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks, but the most controversial changes floated to the program were not included.

  13. New York Post

    House Republicans unveil $900B in spending cuts for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill, escalating messy Medicaid fight (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    House Republicans unveiled a highly anticipated plan to slash roughly $900 billion in spending over a decade, including by imposing work requirements on Medicaid, to help pay for President Trump's "big, beautiful" agenda bill.

  14. Roll Call

    Most controversial Medicaid cuts left out of reconciliation text (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    A House committee releases its plan to reduce the deficit by $880 billion to pay for President Donald Trump’s legislative priorities.

  15. The Economist

    The Medicaid calculus behind Donald Trump’s tax cuts (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    Republicans want to save billions through Medicaid work requirements. Millions could lose coverage | United States

  16. NBC4 Washington

    Trump's $4.9 trillion tax plan targets Medicaid to offset costs (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    House Republicans proposed tax breaks in President Trump's big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid.

  17. WHDH Boston

    Trump’s $4.9 trillion tax plan proposes cuts to Medicaid to offset costs - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump’s big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly

  18. Media Matters for America

  19. Los Angeles Times

    Trump's $4.9-trillion tax plan targets Medicaid to offset costs (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The House Ways and Means Committee named its package "THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’’ in all capital letters, a nod to President Trump himself.

  20. The Hill

    What to know about the GOP’s Medicaid bill (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee this week unveiled a plan to cut more than $880 billion to pay for a significant portion of President Trump’s domestic agenda. After months of wrangling over how deeply to cut Medicaid, committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.

  21. Black Enterprise

    House Republicans Unveil Medicaid Cuts. Democrats Say Millions Will Lose Insurance (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    More than 78 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid. But the proposed changes could drastically cut that number.

  22. The Daily Caller

    It’s Time To Dismantle The Medicaid State (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    House Republicans, tasked with identifying at least $880 billion in cuts, introduced sweeping legislative changes to Medicaid late Sunday evening

  23. Talking Points Memo

    The Cost Of Medicaid Cuts For Elderly Americans (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    Republicans in Congress intend to cut about $880 billion in federal health care spending. Lives are at stake. Experts explain why.

  24. Mother Jones

    GOP unveils sweeping, brutal Medicaid cuts (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    At least 8 million people would lose coverage, with hundreds of billions slashed from the federal health budget.

  25. NPR

    Medicaid cuts will hurt families and cost GOP politically, says Kentucky governor (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.

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