Matthew Yarnell, President of SEIU Healthcare PA, warned that Medicaid reforms in the US House Republicans’ budget bill may cost millions of Americans their health care coverage.
Republicans passed a budget earlier this month that cuts Medicaid by $700 billion and could force over 7 million Americans off the program.
Under the bill, Medicaid recipients would have to prove that they are working at least 80 hours a month and renew their coverage every six months.
Medicaid covers over 3 million Pennsylvanians and 34% of all births throughout the commonwealth. According to the Center for American Progress, 340,000 Pennsylvanians could lose their coverage if the US Senate approves this budget.
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