Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith says she some major concerns about the Republican-backed plan that could cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, possibly impacting Medicaid.
As a Republican proposal moves forward for sweeping cuts to Medicaid, doctors in Minnesota say it would harm “the backbone of our health care system.”
Democrats are pushing back over a Republican budget blueprint that could cut $880 billion from Medicaid, which provides health care to 1 in 5 Minnesotans.
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The resolution includes massive reductions in federal spending, which experts say is highly unlikely to be achieved without cuts to Medicaid.
The budget requires the House Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion over the next 10 years. The committee oversees Medicaid.
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