GOP Tax Bill Would Cut Gender-Affirming Care From Medicaid
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LGBTQ Nation on MSNHouse passes bill banning coverage of trans health care through Medicaid, CHIP & ObamacareThe House of Representatives passed a massive bill at 7 a.m. after debating all night, which is expected to add $2.4 trillion to the national debt by increasing spending as well as cutting taxes. The bill will be financed partly with debt and partly with deep cuts to federal health care programs,
In their budget bill, Republicans prohibited Medicaid funding for all “gender-transition procedures” for adults and minors.
The budget proposal would strip lifesaving care from people who depend on Medicaid – a population already vulnerable to systemic discrimination and economic instability. Senate must say no and protect our healthcare.
A bill that would cut Medicaid and other programs by more than $1 trillion could impact ride-sharing companies taking patients to appointments.
New Jersey would lose about $3.6 billion a year in federal Medicaid funding, and more than 300,000 residents would risk losing their health insurance.
In Oklahoma, nearly one in four Oklahomans are on Medicaid. Officials are worried the budget bill in the U.S. Senate will have major reprecussions.