Politico April 2, 2025
Rep. Diana DeGette told POLITICO’s Health Care Summit that there’s not enough waste in Medicaid to find the savings the GOP is promising.
The Trump administration and Republicans broadly have said they can cut Medicaid’s budget without hurting patient care by finding efficiencies.
Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, the top Democrat on a key health care panel, says that’s not so.
“We just simply don’t have that much money,” DeGette said at POLITICO’s Health Care Summit Wednesday.
President Donald Trump has tasked Republicans with figuring out how to pay for his agenda, which includes increased border security and an expansion of energy resources while cutting taxes. House leaders have said they can find $880 billion in savings to cover the bill.
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