Is Jeanne Shaheen doing the usual Dem two-step on Medicaid? - Granite Grok

Is Jeanne Shaheen doing the usual Dem two-step on Medicaid?

Jeanne Shaheen Wicked Witch

SHOT: Shaheen: Proposed Medicaid cuts would have ‘disproportionate impact’ on elderly

CHASER: Fact Check: No, the GOP Healthcare Bill Does Not ‘Slash’ or ‘Cut’ Medicaid

…These attacks are misleading at best, and deliberate fear-mongering at worst. The GOP healthcare bill does not cut, destroy, slash, or ‘any-other-scary-verb’ Medicaid. Just look for yourself. The top line numbers from the CBO don’t lie.  Under current law – that is, ObamaCare – Medicaid spending is expected to spiral from $393 billion this year to $624 billion in 2026. That’s nearly a 50% increase for a program that is already a budget-buster and is growing far faster than the U.S. economy and our national debt can manage.

In contrast, under the GOP’s healthcare bill, Medicaid spending is still expected to increase from $393 billion this year to $464 billion in 2026. That’s an 18% increase, but it’s more in line with regular economic growth and inflation. The below chart from the CBO comparing the two laws makes the trend pretty clear. The BCRA actually increases Medicaid spending relative to today, while curbing the projected unsustainable growth line in the future – that is, dollars that have not yet been spent.

Per usual, Shaheen is using that hackneyed Democrat strategy that “SCREAM WHEN THE RATE OF INCREASE ISN’T WHAT WE WANT”.  She knows better and, IMHO, is lying about this.  More bucks will be spent by the Republican plan than now – it just won’t GROW as much as with Obamacare.

So no, Shaheen is lying as an 18% increase is no “cut” at all.

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