Chief Healthcare Executive February 13, 2025
House Republicans unveiled a blueprint to slash trillions from the budget. Hospital leaders worry that Medicaid looks to be a likely target.
For weeks, healthcare advocates have been worried about the prospect of President Trump and Congress cutting spending on Medicaid.
Those fears were amplified when House Republicans introduced a budget resolution proposing more than $4 trillion in cuts in federal spending. The House GOP calls for the House Energy and Commerce cutting $880 billion, and that’s the committee overseeing Medicaid spending.
Trump has previously said he won’t cut Medicare and Social Security spending, so the prospect of cuts for Medicaid become more plausible, industry analysts have said.
The resolution doesn’t specify Medicaid cuts, but hospital trade groups are urging...
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