House Republicans Eye Deeper Medicaid Cuts

“House Republican leaders are looking to cut federal spending by $2 trillion to $2.5 trillion as part of their reconciliation push,” Punchbowl News reports.

“House GOP negotiators now believe they will have to dig deeper into Medicaid spending to meet those targets, including potentially cutting benefits for enrollees, according to these sources. This will be a complicated political challenge. Some House Republicans are going to be skeptical about slashing Medicaid spending so heavily, and the White House will have to agree as well. We scooped last week that Republicans were eyeing $4.7 trillion in tax cuts.”