The ugly truth in the GOP's big, booty full bill
By Lisa Jarvis / Bloomberg Opinion
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, House Republicans pushed through President 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.
“If this bill gets enacted, it would represent the biggest rollback in federal support for health care ever,” Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF posted on Bluesky.
Republicans claim their bill is crafted to protect the vulnerable; that they’re only targeting able-bodied adults who aren’t working. It carves out exemptions for people with disabilities, those who suffer from substance use disorder and parents.
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