Medicaid, SNAP and Republicans
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Explícame on MSNChanges to Medicaid: Is your coverage at risk due to new rules or proposals?House GOP plans big Medicaid cuts to fund tax cuts, risking coverage for millions. Find out how this could affect your healthcare.
House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Republican lawmakers are calling for work requirements, stricter eligibility verification and some co-pays.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cuts will lead to 8.6 million people losing coverage over the next decade.
The bill is part of a broader effort to curb waste and fraud in the program, which provides health coverage to more than 1.8 million low-income Louisianans.