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applegrove

(118,745 posts)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 06:46 PM Jun 2017

Trump posts misleading tweet about Medicaid spending under the Senate Republican healthcare bill

by Bob Bryan at Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tweet-medicaid-funding-senate-healthcare-bill-2017-6

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Trump's tweet echoes an argument from Republicans that says the legislation doesn't cut Medicaid spending.

But critics of the legislation note that the projected increase in funding from the federal government will be lower than the current projected rate of increase. This could have serious consequences for Medicaid recipients and state budgets.


Currently, the federal government provides states with a percentage of their Medicaid funding based on a formula of how much a state actually spends. Under the BCRA, states would receive a set amount of money based on the number of people on Medicaid in that state.

In other words, federal funding would grow in raw terms as the US population grows and the total number of people on Medicaid increases, but the amount per person would not be as generous as the current system.

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BumRushDaShow

(129,304 posts)
2. "Trump posts misleading tweet"
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 07:06 PM
Jun 2017

Every single tweet is not just "misleading". It is a lie. He can't NOT lie.

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