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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Health
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Rep. Scott hosts Medicaid roundtable in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Rep. Bobby Scott hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday on possible cuts to Medicaid. President Trump and House Republicans' proposed budget includes up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Democrats warn of 'largest Medicaid cut in American history' ''House Republicans and President Trump have made their intentions clear,' Scott said. 'They're going to try to cut the Medicaid program.' The proposal includes $880 billion in cuts to the two programs under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 'House Republicans and President Trump have made their intentions clear,' Scott said. They're going to try to cut the Medicaid program. The proposal includes $880 billion in cuts to the two programs under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.' In Virginia, Medicaid provides health coverage to 1.4 million residents, or 17.1% of all Virginians. This includes more than 124,000 children under the age of 19, and 17,000 seniors over the age of 65. During the discussion, Scott got an earful as to what Medicaid covers, and the detrimental effect that cuts could have in Virginia. 'We pay for the foster care, children's health care, with Medicaid,' Scott said. 'There are so many aspects, particularly in maternal and child health emergency coverage.' There are a lot of programs and services that Medicaid covers, but it can also be that lifeline that helps make ends meet. 'Anyone who has Medicaid, if you lose it, will lose their preventative care,' said Dr. Ben Blackwood of Sentara Health. 'People with disabilities will lose the subsidies that they have there. … You're not talking about just like one small patient population. You're talking about people from newborns all the way to people who are elderly losing the coverage that they need.' While many are taking a wait-and-see attitude, the only thing certain now is the devastating effect that losing Medicaid benefits would have in Virginia. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Potential cuts to Medicaid aren't an option for these metro Detroiters
About 100 people turned up at a park in Milford on Tuesday afternoon to rally against potential cuts to Medicaid, the government insurance for low income and disabled people that provides health care for about one-fourth of Michigan's population. It was the first in a series of sparsely attended afternoon and evening meetings scheduled around metro Detroit on Tuesday to focus on the passage of a U.S. House Republican-led congressional budget resolution calling for the Committee on Energy and Commerce to cut $880 billion from its budget over the next 10 years. More: House passes GOP funding bill backed by Trump. Now a showdown looms in Senate. The committee oversees Medicaid. And while the resolution doesn't specifically single out Medicaid for cuts, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the Republicans can't finance their budget cuts unless they cut from Medicaid. The energy and commerce committee's reductions are among trillions of dollars in cuts in the budget plan that are to be used to fund an extension of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts. The U.S. Senate has yet to take up the resolution. About 72 million people across the nation, or roughly 1 in 4, rely on Medicaid, according to government statistics. Around 2.6 million, or 26%, of Michigan residents rely on Medicaid. Also the budget resolution calls on the House Committee on Agriculture to cut billions in spending, leaving many concerned the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ― which feeds almost 42 million people — will be part of the cuts if House Republicans get their way. "You may be here because you're angry. Maybe you're a little frustrated ... and perhaps, even afraid. But you're also here because you care," Sherri Masson, an organizer from Indivisible Huron Valley, which hosted the Milford rally, told people gathered there. "You care about the sick, the elderly and the children who currently rely on Medicaid and SNAP food programs for survival. We're here because President Trump, Elon Musk and his MAGA followers ... want to cut the federal budget by trillions to give billionaires a tax cut. " Another speaker, Mindy Denton, who is 56 and lives in Milford, told the group that a cut in Medicaid would be catastrophic for people like her 25-year-old son, Jared Denton, who is intellectually disabled and will rely on Medicaid for insurance next year. 'Although he has worked for years and will continue to do so, it is unlikely he will earn enough to receive private insurance benefits through his employment,' she said. 'Medicaid and SNAP not only advanced greater opportunity and the empowerment to succeed, they offer an investment in the health of our community, promoting broader social and economic goals — that's a win for us all," she said. Later that evening, at a town hall meeting at the Faith Redemption Center Church of God in Christ in Detroit, about 40 people gathered to learn what might be next. How is it possible Medicaid wouldn't be touched, some wondered. Among those in attendance: Michelle Tucker, a 57-year-old Detroit resident, who is concerned about a number of topics regarding the Trump administration and the empowerment of Musk. They include: threats to the Department of Education, an immigration crackdown, and potential cuts to Medicaid. "It doesn't take a blind person to see this is white supremacy," she said. Still, these actions will have a ripple effect and white people will be affected, too, she added. Said Nick Clarke, 67, of Wixom: "In a country like America, nobody ... should go hungry and nobody should go without health care." Organizers of the event encouraged people to contact their congressional representatives and U.S. senators. They even put a QR code on a screen and images of legislators to contact. "In every single historical point of oppression there was a point of resistance," said DuJuan Bland, a lead organizer with the community group MOSES and a minister at Faith Redemption. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Angry, betrayed: metro Detroiters rally against possible Medicaid cuts
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Potential cuts to Medicaid aren't an option for these metro Detroiters
About 100 people turned up at a park in Milford on Tuesday afternoon to rally against potential cuts to Medicaid, the government insurance for low income and disabled people that provides health care for about one-fourth of Michigan's population. It was the first in a series of sparsely attended afternoon and evening meetings scheduled around metro Detroit on Tuesday to focus on the passage of a U.S. House Republican-led congressional budget resolution calling for the Committee on Energy and Commerce to cut $880 billion from its budget over the next 10 years. More: House passes GOP funding bill backed by Trump. Now a showdown looms in Senate. The committee oversees Medicaid. And while the resolution doesn't specifically single out Medicaid for cuts, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the Republicans can't finance their budget cuts unless they cut from Medicaid. The energy and commerce committee's reductions are among trillions of dollars in cuts in the budget plan that are to be used to fund an extension of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts. The U.S. Senate has yet to take up the resolution. About 72 million people across the nation, or roughly 1 in 4, rely on Medicaid, according to government statistics. Around 2.6 million, or 26%, of Michigan residents rely on Medicaid. Also the budget resolution calls on the House Committee on Agriculture to cut billions in spending, leaving many concerned the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ― which feeds almost 42 million people — will be part of the cuts if House Republicans get their way. "You may be here because you're angry. Maybe you're a little frustrated ... and perhaps, even afraid. But you're also here because you care," Sherri Masson, an organizer from Indivisible Huron Valley, which hosted the Milford rally, told people gathered there. "You care about the sick, the elderly and the children who currently rely on Medicaid and SNAP food programs for survival. We're here because President Trump, Elon Musk and his MAGA followers ... want to cut the federal budget by trillions to give billionaires a tax cut. " Another speaker, Mindy Denton, who is 56 and lives in Milford, told the group that a cut in Medicaid would be catastrophic for people like her 25-year-old son, Jared Denton, who is intellectually disabled and will rely on Medicaid for insurance next year. 'Although he has worked for years and will continue to do so, it is unlikely he will earn enough to receive private insurance benefits through his employment,' she said. 'Medicaid and SNAP not only advanced greater opportunity and the empowerment to succeed, they offer an investment in the health of our community, promoting broader social and economic goals — that's a win for us all," she said. Later that evening, at a town hall meeting at the Faith Redemption Center Church of God in Christ in Detroit, about 40 people gathered to learn what might be next. How is it possible Medicaid wouldn't be touched, some wondered. Among those in attendance: Michelle Tucker, a 57-year-old Detroit resident, who is concerned about a number of topics regarding the Trump administration and the empowerment of Musk. They include: threats to the Department of Education, an immigration crackdown, and potential cuts to Medicaid. "It doesn't take a blind person to see this is white supremacy," she said. Still, these actions will have a ripple effect and white people will be affected, too, she added. Said Nick Clarke, 67, of Wixom: "In a country like America, nobody ... should go hungry and nobody should go without health care." Organizers of the event encouraged people to contact their congressional representatives and U.S. senators. They even put a QR code on a screen and images of legislators to contact. "In every single historical point of oppression there was a point of resistance," said DuJuan Bland, a lead organizer with the community group MOSES and a minister at Faith Redemption. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Angry, betrayed: metro Detroiters rally against possible Medicaid cuts
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rick Scott Reveals Republicans Are Absolutely Cutting Medicare
Notorious Medicare thief and Republican Senator Rick Scott is the only one who wants to admit that his GOP colleagues are plotting to gut an essential health care program. During an appearance at the Rescuing the American Dream Summit in Washington Thursday, Scott said it was only a matter of time before the government would have to cut spending to 'any program you care about.' 'Because Medicare is going bankrupt, Social Security is going bankrupt. You know, inflation can't go away, interest rates can't come down. So, my belief is that … we're gonna have to do this,' the Florida Republican said. Scott knows a thing or two about bankrupting Medicare. He served as CEO of Columbia/HCA Hospital, which was fined a total of $1.7 billion in 2003 for filing false Medicare claims. At the time, it was the largest health care fraud in history, and while that particular honor has since been passed to another, Scott's honor remains unrestored. Scott is one of the few Republicans who doesn't seem to be in denial about what having approved the latest budget bill to power Donald Trump's agenda really means. The bill requires the Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees Medicaid, to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion from 2025 to 2034. Mathematically speaking, cuts that big can only come out of massive programs such as Medicaid. Cutting the incredibly popular program will undoubtedly prove, well, unpopular, but some Republicans have another strategy: Deny, deny, deny. Republican Representative Brandon Gill tiptoed around the issue during an interview on Fox Business Thursday, driving host Maria Bartiromo up the wall. 'Congressman, I mean, with all due respect, you haven't given me one offset,' Bartiromo pressed. 'OK? You say that you're not gonna have one problem finding an offset, and so far all I've heard you talk about is Elon Musk's fraud, waste, and abuse cuts, as well as eliminating climate change rules. Again, 76 percent of the money is going to mandatory spending. You know that better than anyone! I've got the numbers in front of me. You've got $36 trillion in debt. 'Isn't it time to start looking at the mandatory spending, and trying to figure out how you're actually gonna cut—I mean, I know nobody wants to say this, but you've got stuff like Medicaid, don't you?' Bartiromo asked. Gill insisted he had described areas that could be cut, but noted that, 'I agree with you, we are going to have to find some rationalizations.'
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rick Scott Reveals Republicans Are Absolutely Cutting Medicare
Notorious Medicare thief and Republican Senator Rick Scott is the only one who wants to admit that his GOP colleagues are plotting to gut an essential health care program. During an appearance at the Rescuing the American Dream Summit in Washington Thursday, Scott said it was only a matter of time before the government would have to cut spending to 'any program you care about.' 'Because Medicare is going bankrupt, Social Security is going bankrupt. You know, inflation can't go away, interest rates can't come down. So, my belief is that … we're gonna have to do this,' the Florida Republican said. Scott knows a thing or two about bankrupting Medicare. He served as CEO of Columbia/HCA Hospital, which was fined a total of $1.7 billion in 2003 for filing false Medicare claims. At the time, it was the largest health care fraud in history, and while that particular honor has since been passed to another, Scott's honor remains unrestored. Scott is one of the few Republicans who doesn't seem to be in denial about what having approved the latest budget bill to power Donald Trump's agenda really means. The bill requires the Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees Medicaid, to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion from 2025 to 2034. Mathematically speaking, cuts that big can only come out of massive programs such as Medicaid. Cutting the incredibly popular program will undoubtedly prove, well, unpopular, but some Republicans have another strategy: Deny, deny, deny. Republican Representative Brandon Gill tiptoed around the issue during an interview on Fox Business Thursday, driving host Maria Bartiromo up the wall. 'Congressman, I mean, with all due respect, you haven't given me one offset,' Bartiromo pressed. 'OK? You say that you're not gonna have one problem finding an offset, and so far all I've heard you talk about is Elon Musk's fraud, waste, and abuse cuts, as well as eliminating climate change rules. Again, 76 percent of the money is going to mandatory spending. You know that better than anyone! I've got the numbers in front of me. You've got $36 trillion in debt. 'Isn't it time to start looking at the mandatory spending, and trying to figure out how you're actually gonna cut—I mean, I know nobody wants to say this, but you've got stuff like Medicaid, don't you?' Bartiromo asked. Gill insisted he had described areas that could be cut, but noted that, 'I agree with you, we are going to have to find some rationalizations.'
