With congressional Republicans scheming up ways to slash hundreds of billions of dollars n in federal funding for Medicaid, those who have relied on the program are now sharing their stories, highlighting how the program fills critical gaps in the United States’ social safety net and saves lives.
Earlier this year, House Republicans committed to cutting $880 billion from programs managed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Even if Republicans eliminated all non-mandatory spending from programs managed by the committee, they would still need to cut some $700 billion from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, according to one KFF analysis.
