Senate Finance Committee Endangers Even More Medicaid Patients

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. "That would cut federal Medicaid dollars coming into the states, bit by bit over time"

The key paragraph:

The House version mostly prohibited further rate expansions and new provider taxes. But the Senate version would actually cap the rate of provider taxes over time by reducing them by 0.5 percent per year starting in 2027, with an eventual cap at 3.5 percent by 2031. That would cut federal Medicaid dollars coming into the states, bit by bit over time.

And the conclusion:

All they did in the Senate was make the bill worse for states, worse for patients as states react by cutting programs back, and worse for hospitals as they lose more and more insured patients. The coverage losses will likely be worse than in the House, which also means more people will die as a result of the Senate’s actions.