Axios: “Democratic governors blast GOP’s ‘impossible’ Medicaid proposal”

Axios: "Democratic governors blast GOP's 'impossible' Medicaid proposal"

"The group includes seven Democratic governors who run states won by President Trump in 2024. They also represent five of the seven swing states and more than a majority of the country's population."

As House Republicans are set to greenlight a budget today that will gut critical health care and food assistance programs that millions of Americans - including children, seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans - rely on, Axios detailed how Democratic governors are standing united against Republican efforts to gut Medicaid and SNAP.

As Axios reports, "the country's 23 Democratic governors are … amplify[ing] their Medicaid message by speaking in a unified voice," warning that "it will be 'impossible' for states to make up for the hundreds of billions in Medicaid spending cuts that House Republicans are proposing."

Seetheir full statement here.

Read more from Axios about how Democratic governors are united in standing up against devastating Medicaid and SNAP cuts:

• Democratic governors warned en masse Monday that it will be "impossible" for states to make up for the hundreds of billions in Medicaid spending cuts that House Republicans are proposing.

• Why it matters: The country's 23 Democratic governors are … amplify[ing] their Medicaid message by speaking in a unified voice.

• The proposed spending cuts are "disastrous," the governors said in a statement first shared with Axios.

• The group includes seven Democratic governors who run states won by President Trump in 2024. They also represent five of the seven swing states and more than a majority of the country's population.

• What they're saying: "The notion that states will respond to massive cuts to federally appropriated dollars by backfilling with state resources is simply inaccurate and impossible," the Democratic governors said.

• The governors also focused on proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). House Republicans have proposed that states pay for a share of the benefits for the first time.

• "These proposals are not just a 'cost shift' to states, they are cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and the social safety net that supports millions of Americans," the Democrats said.

• House Republicans released the long-awaited text of their Medicaid overhaul Sunday night, with provisions that will reshape much of the safety net program and shrink the Medicaid expansion.

• Why it matters: The legislation […] would reduce Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, and could lead to significant coverage losses.

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