Speaker Johnson Rules Out Medicaid Spending Cut Proposal

Republicans have been unable to agree on ways to cut federal spending on the program, and the speaker signaled he was preparing to move on.

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 5, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has ruled out a proposed change to cut Medicaid spending as part of a sweeping policy bill to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda following a series of meetings among Republican lawmakers over the past two weeks.

The speaker told reporters on May 6 that lowering the rate at which the federal government reimburses states for their Medicaid expenses was off the table.