The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.

Summary

House Republicans cannot meet their budget target without major cuts to Medicare or Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Their budget plan requires $880 billion in cuts, but with Medicare excluded, Medicaid makes up 93% of the available funds.

This puts Republicans in a bind between conservative hard-liners demanding cuts and moderates opposing reductions to essential health programs.

While Trump claims Medicaid will be untouched, Speaker Mike Johnson argues it has excessive fraud.

  • Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world
    3·
    9 hours ago

    Not to mention the obviously rushed and dumbass way they’re just wholesale firing is absolutely going to have hidden costs resulting from those agencies trying to make up for suddenly not having the ability to… do what they’re supposed to.

    I can save a lot of money now by never changing the oil in my car but later Im gonna pay out the ass cause I’m gonna have to pay to replace the whole engine because of it.