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Rules Committee markup would cut Medicaid for millions under HR 1, CBO says
Summary
House Rules Committee debate on HR 1 focused on proposals that analysts say would reduce Medicaid and cause coverage losses for roughly 14 million people, with Democrats warning of hospital closures and public‑health harms.
The House Rules Committee hearing on the reconciliation package that includes HR 1 featured extended debate about proposed Medicaid changes that analysts say would lead to large coverage losses. Nonpartisan scoring cited during committee discussion pointed to roughly 14 million people who could lose Medicaid if the legislation becomes law, and Democratic members warned those cuts would drive hospital and nursing‑home closures and worsen access to care in rural areas.
Committee Democrats said the rules package would combine direct program cuts with new administrative and work‑reporting requirements that states must enforce, and that together those changes would produce the bulk of the coverage losses. Democratic members also pointed…
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