Mary Ellen Klas, Columnist

The GOP’s Medicaid Cuts Have a Very Convenient Timeline

Voters in swing states are unlikely to punish lawmakers for slashing health-care benefits next year. Why? The pain is postponed until after the election.

July 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC

By Mary Ellen Klas

Mary Ellen Klas is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former capital bureau chief for the Miami Herald, she has covered politics and government for more than three decades.

John Thune understands how calendars work.
Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

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When President Donald Trump signed his tax bill into law, he acknowledged it included deep spending cuts but suggested people “won’t even notice it.”

“The people are happy, they’re happy,” he added.