STAT+: GOP works through unresolved issues on Medicaid work requirements
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WASHINGTON \u2014 Over the weekend, House Republicans discussed squeezing additional savings from Medicaid to pay for President Trump\u2019s tax cuts. Medicaid policy remains one of the main unresolved areas of House Republicans\u2019 budget reconciliation bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On late Sunday night, Republicans on the House Budget Committee passed a reconciliation bill with more than $700 billion in federal funding cuts to Medicaid. Those cuts would help pay for the tax cut portion of the reconciliation bill that would cost $3.7 trillion over the next decade, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation<\/a>.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t an easy task. The committee failed to pass the same bill on Friday, prompting the rare Sunday committee markup. Four Republicans who had voted against the bill on Friday were still unhappy with the bill on Sunday evening. But Reps. Chip Roy (Texas), Josh Brecheen (Okla.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), and Andrew Clyde (Ga.) voted present, instead of voting yes, which allowed the bill to pass while making clear they still have reservations. The far-right House Freedom Caucus, of which the four lawmakers are members, said the bill \u201cdoes not yet meet the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n