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Mass. leaders warn proposed federal cuts to Medicaid would hit MassHealth, hospitals and seniors
Summary
Massachusetts elected leaders, state health officials and community health providers gathered in Revere to denounce proposed federal Medicaid and safety-net cuts, saying the House-passed package would threaten MassHealth coverage, community health centers and hospitals and urging residents to press senators to block the measures.
Revere — Governor Maura Healey, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, state Sen. Lydia Edwards and local officials warned at a Cambridge Health Alliance event that a House-passed budget package containing deep Medicaid reductions would cut access to care in Massachusetts and drive up costs for patients and providers.
The gathering brought together state leaders, federal lawmakers and community health officials to describe concrete local effects if congressional cuts proceed and to urge public advocacy. Organizers said the changes would affect MassHealth enrollees, community health centers, nursing homes and hospitals across the Commonwealth.
“If this cut goes through, a quarter of a million people in Massachusetts will lose their health care coverage,” Governor Maura Healey said, calling the House package “a blunt force act” that would “hurt people, and people will die.” She urged residents to contact federal lawmakers and the White House to oppose the…
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