Missouri & Kansas Fear MAGA Medicaid Cut Devastation

Make no mistake . . . 

Cuts to Medicaid will, in fact, hurt local citizens and diminish the quality of healthcare in the United States. 

We'd like to believe that cutting Medicaid will only be directed at the undocumented or fraudsters but more than 800 BILLION on the chopping block with will affect everyone.

Partisan talkers can debate the merits of these cuts but there is NO DENYING their impact at a time when working-class Americans have endured rising costs, fewer opportunities and stagnant wage growth. 

 Accordingly local public radio is playing the sympathy card in reporting that's more activism than information but still resonates with anyone who has a conscience . . . Here's a sample of their recent offerings . . . Check-it:

"Federal lawmakers are considering big cuts to the health care program Medicaid. Some Kansans fear they'll lose coverage or benefits."

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Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people's lives.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri offers a preview of 'brutal' consequences if Republicans cut Medicaid

Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid - and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people's lives.

Kansans on Medicaid and health care providers say federal funding cuts will hurt

Federal lawmakers are considering big cuts to the health care program Medicaid. Some Kansans fear they'll lose coverage or benefits.

Republican bill cuts Medicaid for unemployed, undocumented children, Planned Parenthood

New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and shift costs to states.

This is a fight over Obamacare, again

Millions of Americans stand to lose health coverage if Medicaid cuts in the latest version of the reconciliation bill become law.

'I feel very scared': Some Americans fear losing coverage due to proposed Medicaid cuts

Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the cuts will cause them to lose their coverage.

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