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Members Warn $880 Billion in Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Threaten Post‑acute Care Access
Summary
House subcommittee witnesses and members told the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee that plans to cut $880 billion from Medicaid would sharply reduce access to post‑acute care, jeopardizing long‑term services for seniors and people with disabilities.
WASHINGTON — Members of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health and witnesses at a March hearing warned that Republican budget plans calling for $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid would undermine access to post‑acute care for seniors and people with disabilities.
"I don't believe you can talk about access to post acute care in America today without talking about Medicaid. It is the primary payer for this care," said Representative Lloyd Doggett, the subcommittee's ranking member, in his opening statement. He added that the budget plan would force many families to choose between crippling medical debt and…
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