Senate GOP Doubles Down on Donald Trump’s Plot to End Medicaid As We Know It Arrow

In response to Senate Republicans releasing their portion of Donald Trump's budget, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:

"Senate Republicans just put in writing their plans to help Donald Trump end Medicaid as we know it, with a budget that would rip away health care through massive cuts to the program. Trump and Republicans are turning their backs on the American people - this budget is a slap in the face to millions of working families across the country who rely on Medicaid. These cuts could force seniors out of nursing homes, gut kids' health care programs, and make it harder for folks in rural communities to see a doctor. While Republicans throw working families under the bus to line the pockets of the ultra-wealthy, Democrats will fight Trump's disastrous billionaire-first budget at every turn."

NEW: Senate Republicans just released their portion of Donald Trump's billionaire-first budget bill, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid.

Axios: "Senate Finance Committee Republicans published their text of President Trump's 'one big, beautiful bill' Monday evening, which includes major tax reforms and even steeper Medicaid cuts than the House called for."

Burgess Everett, Semafor: "New: The Senate will be MORE aggressive in seeking savings from Medicaid than the House reconciliation bill."

Politico: "The Senate Finance Committee's newly released draft would incrementally lower the allowable provider tax in Medicaid expansion states starting in 2027 from the current 6 percent until it hits 3.5 percent in 2031. The dial-down would not apply to nursing or intermediate care facilities.

"That would be a huge departure from the House-passed bill, which would put a moratorium on states' ability to raise their provider tax beyond the current 6 percent."

At Trump's request, House Republicans are trying to rip away health care from 16 million Americans - devastating seniors and rural folks to line the pockets of their billionaire backers.

Burgess Everett, Semafor: "CBO finds that the [GOP] reconciliation bill (10.9 million) combined with the expiration of premium tax credits and new marketplace rule (5.1 million) would result in 16 million people fewer being insured"

Politico: "The House Energy and Commerce Committee, in a 30-to-24 party-line vote, advanced the health care section of the GOP's sweeping tax bill that would slash Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars."

West Virginia Watch: "Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes"

Georgetown University Center for Children and Families: "Cuts to Medicaid Will Shift Costs to Families, Providers and Will Be Especially Harmful to Rural Communities"

USA Today: "Low-income families would lose, wealthier ones would gain under GOP tax proposals"

"Low-income families stand to lose hundreds if not thousands of dollars in income while wealthy ones will gain even more, according to a new analysis of Congressional Republican tax and budget proposals. …

"The report estimated that families with a modified adjusted gross income of less than $10,000 would lose over $2,700 (or nearly a 15% reduction in income). Families who make between $10,000 and $20,000 would lose over $800, or about 4.4% reduction in income, while families who make between $20,000 and $30,000 would lose $400, or about 1.5% reduction in income.

"In comparison, families with higher incomes would benefit from the extension of the 2017 tax cuts."

Despite Americans' overwhelming support for Medicaid, Trump has worked from Day One to rip away Americans' health care and has a long history of attacking Medicaid.

Navigator: "Medicaid remains overwhelmingly popular. …

"Three-quarters of Americans view Medicaid favorably, including 71 percent of independents and 64 percent of Republicans."

Joe Kernen, CNBC: "Have you changed your outlook on how to handle entitlements, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid?"

Trump: "So first of all, there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting."

In his FY18, FY19, FY20, and FY21 budgets, Trump repeatedly proposed hundreds of billions in cuts to Medicaid.