Hello Thursday. Maga Republicans love babies.

Unless they need to take care of them.

father “Runs like water” There’s nothing new Old John Pudding song says.

Neither is The imminent threat to Medicaid The current Republican budget cuts up to $88 billion a year over the next decade – just voting 186 male Republicans (and 31 female Republicans). The only GOP objection was Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massey. It is hindered by reduction.

This week’s vote presents another cruel example of certain conservatives having a long history of discussing family values ​​while abandoning actual families.

Who do you think will benefit most from Medicaid and chips?

“This fundraising puts the safety of moms and babies at risk,” he said. Joan Alkerexecutive director and co-founder of the Children and Family Center at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. “The outcome is devastating.”

what happened

House Republicans voted Tuesday to pass a budget proposal to maintain tax cuts (particularly for the rich) from the Trump 1.0 ERA by cutting costs in other regions. Medicaid is not explicitly mentioned, but it is a de facto thing to the chopping block.

This is because the proposal directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find a way to cut spending by $880 billion over a decade. The committee oversees Medicaid and Medicare spending, including other programs. To find a large amount of money to save, you almost certainly need to dig out of Medicaid. (Republicans wouldn’t dare to mention Medicare.)

Besides that, the Republicans are I’m trying to cut back on food aid. The budget directs the House Agriculture Committee to cut down the programs it handles. By doing so, you will literally steal food from your child.

Republicans have argued that the Elon Musk-led government efficiency office, which is not the government sector, will find enough fraud and abuse to prevent these cuts, and Trump has promised not to touch Medicaid if he still believes Trump’s promises.

“Look, Medicaid has never been in the chopping block,” House Speaker said. Mike Johnson (r-la.) said at a press conference, According to the hill.

But he recently said: “Medicaid is very problematic because there are a lot of fraud, waste, abuse. Everyone knows it. We all know it intuitively.”

So far, Musk’s crew has had to return multiple claims that it would save billions of dollars after public scrutiny discovers errors in accounting and data, and has not provided dollar figures for fraud specifically found in Medicaid.

The real government agencies fighting fraud have, although there is fraud, they have not found the level of Medicaid abuse needed to fund tax cuts. Government Accountability Office, which investigates such things for Congress, discovered that Medicaid made it in 2024 $31 billion in “inappropriate payments.”

Alker notes that most of the scams are not subject to the scam, but rather involve provider organizations (labs, medical groups, etc.) who are charging too much or not providing services.

Another option to reduce costs is to shift more Medicaid costs to the states. This is also a de facto reduction in services, as even California couldn’t afford to maintain its plans without its federal money. Or, Congressmen could even retry their work requirements to qualify for Medicaid, a beloved but flawed favorite of Republicans and Project 2025 supporters.

But the truth is that they aim to be Medicaid. It’s really about targeting poor people, especially women who have been portrayed for a long time. The unworthy “welfare queen” by Republicans. That’s a term Ronald Reagan has become famous Republicans have leaned towards him amid his failure in the 1976 presidential election. Poverty porn images Since then, racially colored women’s laziness and overlap.

“We’ve seen this movie before,” Alker said. “This is the third time I’ve personally seen this movie.”

No, Medicaid cuts are not an accident to hit women hard. That’s a plan.

What is in danger?

Medicaid and Chip offer health insurance to about half of all American children, according to Alker, who has been working on the issue for over 20 years. Her figures are slightly higher than other statistics, as they include people partially covered in the program.

Medicaid now covers after Affordable Care Act opened up eligibility for more people in 2014 28% of all Americans. In California, that number Jump to 37%.

According to the Government Accounting Office, this is about 73 million low-income or medically vulnerable people (such as people with disabilities) who received insurance in 2024.

“I think it reflects the reality that healthcare is becoming increasingly unaffordable for people who are not rich,” Alker said.

For children, the coverage is not only fundamental to providing life-saving care, but also keeping your child healthy. Vaccination, wellness checks, and sports physicality required before joining a high school team. They are out of reach without it, if not most parents who rely on Medicaid, to pay for those services.

So we’re not just talking about skipping emergency rooms after fall. He also said he cannot play on a soccer team. Catch (and spread) measles Because the shot was too high. They are harmful to the community, exceeding one child, and preventing them is “absolutely essential to America’s future,” Alker said.

“It’s really the way you want to take care of your kids,” she said.

And Medicaid is paying more and more for reproductive care, prenatal services and births for low-income women. About 41% of all births are covered by Medicaid, Alker said.

Elderly women, especially older women, also rely on Medicaid. Medicare, an insurance used by many seniors, does not cover the long-term care costs of aides at home, nursing homes, or memory care facilities. These price tags, which can bump into tens of thousands of people each month, are frankly out of reach of most Americans.

However, Medicare covers that cost and is currently paying for nursing home care for five out of eight residents. I’ll pay almost half of it too Long-term service and support It is used by Americans, including medical devices and home medical visits.

Speculation: Women live longer than men, so more and more women are benefiting from them.

Due to insults on injuries to Medicare reductions, it is not only women who receive benefits from being hurt by cutting, but also women who provide women.

Because women all over the United States – often immigrant women are people who work as caregivers both at home and institutions. Reducing Medicaid will reduce employment.

So, in the coming weeks, when we hear 187 Republican men (and 31 Republican women) dancing on the taps of the house, it’s easy for men to say that Medicaid cuts could actually be okay.

Because it’s the women and children who lose first and most of this bad budget deal.

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