WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined a letter with all of her Democratic Senate colleagues warning Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) against bankrolling tax cuts for the rich by gutting Medicaid and slashing health care for children, seniors, and people with disabilities.
“Republicans are proposing cuts to the Medicaid program from hundreds of billions to multiple trillions of dollars. Cuts to Medicaid through drastically changing the program’s financing structure or imposing additional barriers to coverage are dangerous to the millions of people who rely on the program,” wrote the Senators. “These proposals will also force states to make difficult decisions that will result in millions getting kicked off their coverage and providers struggling to keep their practices open.”
“States simply cannot absorb these massive funding cuts without hurting children, seniors, people with disabilities, tribal populations, patients with chronic illnesses, and many other Americans who rely on Medicaid,” they continued. “While we disagree on these costly and misguided policies, we are hopeful that there is bipartisan understanding of Medicaid’s importance for millions across the country, that the Medicaid program should be enhanced rather than cut, and that Republican policies should not be paid for at the expense of working-class Americans losing their health care.”
The full letter can be found HERE.
Senator Rosen has been leading the fight to increase access to quality, affordable health care. Last month, she helped introduce legislation that would permanently extend health care premium tax credits and prevent prices from going up for hardworking Nevada families. Rosen also helped pass legislation to give Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and cap insulin at $35/month. Additionally, Senator Rosen has announced the start of the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Nevada seniors and encouraged Nevadans to sign up for health care coverage through Nevada’s health care marketplace during the open enrollment period.
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