DelBene talks possible Medicaid cuts at Monroe roundtable
MONROE — Amid concerns over potential Medicaid cuts, Congress member Suzan DelBene of Medina hosted a roundtable in Monroe on Thursday, discussing the impacts cuts may have in Snohomish County and nationwide.
A budget resolution passed by the House of Representatives on April 10 called on the Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion from its budget. That committee oversees $25 trillion in spending, most of which goes to Medicare and Medicaid.
The House budget resolution doesn’t specifically target Medicaid, but it would be nearly impossible to cut that much spending without affecting the program, The New York Times reported.
At the roundtable, health experts and Medicaid recipients said any cuts to the program could have devastating effects on the health of millions of people and drive up insurance costs for those with private coverage.
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