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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(126,214 posts)
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 02:10 PM Jul 15

RFK Jr.: 'No cuts on Medicaid' in 'big, beautiful' law

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday refuted the existence of Medicaid cuts due to President Trump’s megabill of tax and spending cuts.

“First of all, there’s no cuts on Medicaid. There is a — there’s a diminishment of the growth rate of Medicaid, which is bankrupting our country. And, by the way, the national debt is also a determinant — a social determinant — of health,” Kennedy told Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow on his show.

“If we’re leaving our kids with these giant debts, they can’t afford health care. They can’t afford good food,” he added.

The “big, beautiful bill” cuts about $1 trillion from Medicaid, mostly through strict work requirements and reductions to how states can fund their Medicaid programs via provider taxes and state-directed payments.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-no-cuts-medicaid-034309796.html

Fuck you brain wormed trustafarian.

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RFK Jr.: 'No cuts on Medicaid' in 'big, beautiful' law (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 15 OP
No, Medicaid isn't bankrupting the country; area51 Jul 15 #1
Plus we have a hell of a lot of rich people who don't pay their taxes rurallib Jul 15 #2

area51

(12,383 posts)
1. No, Medicaid isn't bankrupting the country;
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 02:47 PM
Jul 15

our current for-profit medical system costs a helluva lot more than a single-payer one would, which also gets better outcomes.

rurallib

(63,938 posts)
2. Plus we have a hell of a lot of rich people who don't pay their taxes
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 03:10 PM
Jul 15

gawd Kennedy is a dumb fuck

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