Mr Romney would sweep all that away, cut Medicaid sharply and turn Medicare into a voucher-based scheme.
The House would not directly cut Medicaid long-term care benefits themslves.
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Do you agree or disagree that if states are given total control of how federal Medicaid funds are spent, some states will drastically cut Medicaid benefits and many low-income people will not receive adequate healthcare?
We can't afford to cut taxes for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans when at the same time we're looking to cut Medicaid, the most basic health-care program that we have for those who are poor and in need.
Clinton continued with his trademark dishonesty in saying that the Republicans proposed to cut Medicaid by a third, which would hurt poor kids, nursing home care for seniors and people with disabilities, and kids with special needs like Downs Syndrome or Autism.
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They would have to be running these programs in the face of the largest cut to Medicaid that has ever been proposed -- a cut that, according to one nonpartisan group, would take away health care for about 19 million Americans -- 19 million.
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As I indicated before, when you talk about shifting Medicaid to states, we're talking about potentially a 30-percent cut in Medicaid over time.
Brewer seeks to cut off Medicaid services to those who earn 25% below the federal poverty line.
And we need to cut the Medicaid program by a third -- this helps poor kids, most of them in working families.
Virtually all the states have already tried to cut their Medicaid bills.
Somebody's got to stand up, other than Paul Ryan, and say, ''We've got to cut Medicare and Medicaid.
It seeks to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law and cut spending on Medicaid, a government health programme for the poor, by giving control of its distribution to states.
Instead of simply expanding Medicaid, a move opposed by conservatives, Walker wants to lower his state's income-eligibility rate and make other changes that he says will reduce the number of people on Medicaid but still cut the number of uninsured.
Ms. Forrest, who is "underweight" the health-care sector, argued that the good news for health insurers was only a "temporary respite, " and that the companies would face pressures as pressure rises for the government to cut spending on Medicare and Medicaid.
Though significant differences remain between our two plans, Republicans and I have enough cuts in common to balance the budget in seven years and to provide a modest tax cut without devastating Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment and without raising taxes on working families.
Medicaid specifically would be cut by about 45 percent, leaving 19 million people without care.
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The governor is starting to talk about having to cut all kinds of aspects of Medicaid because of the cost.
By 2030, under ObamaCare, Medicare will have been cut by 20 percent, while Medicaid will have been increased by 20 percent.
Medicaid payment rates to physicians were cut across the board by 3% in April, which is expected to lead to reduced services for the poor and disabled in rural areas.
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By contrast, any attempt to cut back on the federal promise to fund the Medicaid expansion would set off an instant political firestorm.
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The president is also planning to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid to help pay for his government-run health care scheme.
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They will be further rankled if he tries to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid in order to get his bill passed.
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When Clinton and congressional Republicans suspended budget talks Tuesday, big differences remained on Medicare and Medicaid spending and the size of a tax cut.
Ezra Klein reports this morning on a swirl of rumors from sources suggesting that the bi-partisan effort in Congress to cut the deficit is focusing on deep cuts to the Medicaid program.
Does anybody think doctors would treat Medicare patients or that nursing homes would accept Medicaid residents in the wake of a 15 percent payment cut?
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They're cutting Medicaid for poor kids so that they can give a tax cut to millionaires.
In February, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a 2.2% cut in Medicare Advantage outlays on that basis.
He has not publicly called for the elimination of any government agencies (although he reportedly suggested dispensing with Housing and Urban Development at a fund-raising event), but he does want to both cut and cap federal spending, and turn expensive federal programmes such as Medicaid and food stamps into block grants administered by the states.
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It would extend the waiver for Medicaid for another three years, but the extra money would be cut off in 2005.
These properties offer investors the highest yield, but are also heavily dependent upon Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement that are under budgetary pressure and could be cut as Congress deals with the deficit.
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