A Big, Ugly Attack on Americans’ Health
House Republicans’ draconian cuts to Medicaid will strike the most vulnerable — and cost lives.
They’ve created a big, ugly health care disaster.
Photographer: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North AmericaIn the wee hours of Thursday morning, House Republicans pushed through President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” a proposal that dramatically cuts Medicaid, in part by imposing strict work requirements on recipients. The hastily devised plan amounts to a reckless attack on health care that covers some 83 million low-income Americans.
The bill was rushed to a vote before the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office even had a chance to analyze its impact. However, CBO’s estimates for a previous version of the legislation anticipated the Medicaid cuts would result in about 10.3 million more uninsured Americans. Changes made in the dark of night are expected to push the number even higher. The bill now heads to the Senate.