House Panel to Debate Medicaid Proposal With $880 Billion in Cuts Expected

The bill may satisfy moderate Republicans’ concerns but not go far enough for fiscal conservatives.
House Panel to Debate Medicaid Proposal With $880 Billion in Cuts Expected
Pharmacy director Hank Wedemeyer prepares to fill a prescription at a community health center in Aurora, Colorado, on March 27, 2012. The center, called the Metro Community Provider Network, has received some 6,000 more Medicaid eligable patients since the healthcare reform law was passed in 2010. John Moore/Getty Images
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee will debate the long-awaited budget reconciliation bill on May 13, providing a crucial test for Republicans who have been at odds over ways to reduce federal spending on Medicaid.

Medicaid funding is just one portion of the massive bill that lies at the heart of President Donald Trump’s agenda to cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending over 10 years while strengthening the military and renewing the Trump tax cuts passed in 2017.