From WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com …
— Milwaukee-area Dems today warned Medicaid cuts will harm residents across Wisconsin, as the state is projected to receive $7 billion less in funding from the federal health program over the next decade.
That figure is from a new report by Protect Our Care, which organized today’s webinar with U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and state Rep. Deb Andraca, as well as other advocates. It shows Wisconsin faces an 8% baseline 10-year Medicaid funding cut, with a projected increase of 54,000 uninsured people by 2034.
Moore, D-Milwaukee, who represents the state’s 4th CD, noted Medicaid serves as “the health care of last resort” for many people in the state, including middle-class families with children who have special needs.
“We have seen Medicaid be the cornerstone for small business owners who cannot afford to have health care otherwise,” she said. “It’s, again, the largest payer for mental health, which is so often ignored until there are crises that descend upon the entire community.”
Her concerns were echoed by Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, who noted Medicaid covers one out of every three children in Wisconsin and one out of three working-age adults with disabilities in the state.
“Let’s be clear, these cuts are going to hurt people we know … more than 34,000 Wisconsinites have already lost coverage after Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress made these cuts,” she said.
Meanwhile, Moore argued everyone should be concerned about the impact of Medicaid funds, not just those who are covered by the program.
“It also means that your premium is going to go up, whether that’s negotiated through your labor union, or whether that’s through a private corporation, you’re going to see HR sending that email to you very soon, sliding it into your inbox, of what your premium increases will be,” she said.
In response to Moore blaming Republicans for having “gutted” healthcare to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, GOP U.S. Rep. Tony Wied said “no amount of spin from Congresswoman Moore can change the fact that she voted for the single largest tax increase on working families in American history and opposes the majority of Wisconsinites who support reasonable work requirements for taxpayer-funded welfare.”
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