With expected deep cuts to Medicaid looming over Americans who rely on the program, advocates say that the entrenchment of the program across both Democratic and Republican-leaning states has left Republicans vulnerable to pressure from a public that overwhelmingly opposes cuts and which could potentially sway some in the GOP conference.
Kerry Adelmann, an SEIU member and home care worker, told Salon that, in her experience, “people are terrified” about the anticipated cuts to Medicaid. What makes it worse is the uncertainty over what exactly may be slashed in the GOP's quest to cut some $880 million in federal spending, a sum that experts say would almost certainly require reduction in Medicaid funding.
