In order to pay for tax breaks for the ultra wealthy and big corporations, the 2nd Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are proposing massive funding cuts to health care, which would lead to millions losing coverage!

 

Republicans are planning to propose as much as $3.7 trillion in cuts to health care and social programs, the majority ($2.3 trillion) being cuts to Medicaid. These cuts threaten the health coverage of  1.3 million Coloradans who are enrolled in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).​

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The planned cuts would:

• Rip coverage away from millions of Americans, including threatening the health coverage of 1.3 million Coloradans.

• Gut Medicaid for seniors, children, and people with disabilities, and would essentially end the Medicaid expansion currently covering nearly 500,000 Coloradans

• Cut financial assistance that helps working families afford health insurance and disrupt the individual insurance market.

• Undermine protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

• Take away billions of dollars in funding for health care in Colorado when our state budget already faces a $670 million shortfall.

• Resurrect devastating cuts in coverage and benefits that the American public have already rejected.

• This plan would disproportionately harm states like Colorado that have expanded our Medicaid program and have worked hard to get as many Coloradans covered in private insurance as possible.

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We need health care solutions, not cuts and attacks that make coverage unaffordable and leave millions in America without the health care they need.​

 

Talking Points:

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• Fund health care, not tax cuts for the ultra wealthy and corporations!

• The proposed cuts threaten to strip health coverage or benefits or make health coverage significantly more expensive for as many as 1.3 million Coloradans, 22% of our state's population! 

• Many rural health care providers are struggling, including hospitals and clinics. Health care cuts will put rural providers at risk of closing their doors in areas where Coloradans would have no alternative sources of care.

• Coloradans should be able to get quality, affordable health care when they need it. If Congress makes these devastating cuts, our health coverage and care systems will crumble.

• Colorado cannot make up for these cuts and they will devastate Colorado's families, communities, and our economy.

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Medicaid talking points

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• Rural: Many healthcare providers -- especially rural hospitals -- will be forced to close as a result of these cuts. These cuts will be a disaster for Colorado’s rural communities and our economy, and rural Coloradans will lose access to the coverage and the care they need.

• Seniors: Medicaid helps seniors pay for nursing home care and long-term care services in their home that Medicare does not cover. With an aging population, this is important to Colorado’s overall health.

• Children and Families: Children who have Medicaid are more likely to attend school, graduate from high school and attend college than those who are uninsured. Families with Medicaid are less likely to end up with medical debt or have their financial security jeopardized by medical bills.

• Economic Stability: Congress wants to pass the buck and shift the costs to states and working families, all while giving a tax break to the ultra wealthy. This is not a solution. The costs are still there, and Colorado can’t afford to pick up the tab, especially when our state budget already faces a big shortfall.

• State Flexibility: Medicaid is very flexible now for Colorado. The program allows our state to make decisions around eligibility, benefits, premiums, and cost-sharing, as well as provider payment. States who want more flexibility can request a waiver to waive additional Medicaid parameters. Colorado is efficient and innovative with Medicaid dollars.

  • Adding red tape and onerous requirements to Medicaid enrollment pushes families backwards and will just lead to Coloradans losing the coverage they're eligible for.​

• Market Stability: Without Medicaid, the private insurance market and Medicare will not work. Medicaid is a critical part of our healthcare system as a whole.

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