"Murkowski today is perhaps best rebutted by the words of Murkowski eight years ago, when she held fast as Senate Republicans dangled deals before her in hopes of getting her to help repeal Obamacare: “Let’s just say that they do something that’s so Alaska-specific just to quote, ‘get me,’” she told reporters at the time. “Then you have a nationwide system that doesn’t work. That then comes crashing down and Alaska’s not able to kind of keep it together on its own.”"
Showing posts with label Trump and GOP Medicaid cuts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trump and GOP Medicaid cuts. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Lisa Murkowski Gives Infuriating Defense of Vote for Trump Budget; The New Republic, July 1, 2025
, The New Republic; Lisa Murkowski Gives Infuriating Defense of Vote for Trump Budget
An Ignominious Bill Passed By an Inglorious Body; The Bulwark, July 1, 2025
JONATHAN COHN, The Bulwark ; An Ignominious Bill Passed By an Inglorious Body
"THE LEGISLATION SENATE REPUBLICANS passed on Tuesday is probably going to kill a lot of people.
It sounds stark when you put it that way, but death is a stark thing. It’s also what can be reasonably expected from the GOP legislation, especially the cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act projected to leave nearly 12 million Americans newly uninsured.
When people can’t pay for medical care they frequently don’t get it. And when people don’t get medical care, they’re more likely to die early from a preventable condition. That’s what you’ll find if you read the latest research, and what you’ll learn if you ask people working on the front lines of medical care."
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