Michigan advocates warn Medicaid cuts will close hospitals as hundreds of thousands lose coverage

(Michigan Advance) The sweeping and draconian cuts to Medicaid by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans have left healthcare advocates around the country reeling.

At a virtual press conference hosted Tuesday by the Protect MI Care coalition, policy experts, advocates, and stakeholders contextualized what changes in the recently enacted “big, beautiful” bill will mean for Michiganders.

“By passing this bill, members of Congress have chosen to rip away healthcare from millions of Americans,” Monique Stanton, president and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy said. “Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents, including kids, seniors in nursing homes, people with disabilities, all stand to lose coverage, lose access to services, or face longer wait times because of these tax cuts.”

CEO of Michigan Health and Hospital Association Brian Peters explained that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts that federal funding for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program will undergo a $1.02 trillion reduction by 2034. The budget office later clarified that this reduction stems from a revised enrollment estimate, anticipating 79.5 million Medicaid beneficiaries by 2034 instead of the previously projected 90 million. .......................(more)

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