RawStory: With trifecta secured, GOP already eyeing destructive healthcare cuts

[Dennis Donovan]

RawStory - With trifecta secured, GOP already eyeing destructive healthcare cuts

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
November 14, 2024 12:58PM ET



Having secured control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress and the White House starting in January, Republicans are making no secret of their intention to pursue sweeping healthcare cuts that would raise costs and imperil insurance coverage for millions of people across the country.

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), chairman of the House Budget Committee, told reporters earlier this week that the GOP is looking to use the filibuster-evading reconciliation process to pursue cuts to "mandatory programs"—a category that includes Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress, noted in response to Arrington's comments that Republicans attempted to cut both Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that help enrollees afford health insurance.

The Republican Study Committee, of which Arrington is a member, proposed eliminating the ACA tax credits in its 2025 budget proposal—a move that could result in around 4 million people losing insurance.

The tax credits are set to expire next year, meaning Republicans could just do nothing and allow them to lapse.

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[louis-t]

1. I work with a maga filth who supports the ACA

because he found out he gets a benefit from it. He saves on his health insurance. I can't wait to see the look on his face when he realizes it's going to disappear. He is a few years from Medicare., which may look entirely different by the time he is eligble.

[leftstreet]

2. So they'll start right out giving Democrats midterm campaign messages

Why does this all seem so familiar...