Bad cops slash Medicaid; good cops say OKAY! (Do Not Resuscitate #385)

This week's urgent topic is the chainsaw Trump/Musk are taking to Medicaid while saying they're only trimming the fat. They're the bad cops. Democrats played the good cop routine standing by and letting it all happen while promising to "fight for" us someday in the distant future. Here are all the articles mentioned:

Nathaniel Weixel, “Republicans need to cut Medicaid to hit budget savings target, CBO finds,” The Hill, Mar 5, 2025 https://bit.ly/41Odt2Q

The CBO letter: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-03/61235-Boyle-Pallone.pdf

Andrew Solender, “House Dems go into ‘complete meltdown’ as Schumer folds,” Axios, Mar 13, 2025 https://bit.ly/3R9adKr

Josh Marshall, “Biggest federal employee union says shutdown is preferable to Elon/Trump CR,” Talking Points Memo, Mar 12, 2025 https://bit.ly/4bx34x0

“The Republican House Budget Resolution’s potential $880 billion in Medicaid cuts by congressional district,” Center for American Progress, Feb 24, 2025 https://bit.ly/3DTpgF3

Shannon Schumacher et al., “The public’s views on potential changes to Medicaid,” KFF Health News, Mar 7, 2025 https://bit.ly/4253Y0t

N. Adam Brown, “We’re getting the Medicaid message wrong—and it’s costing us,” MedPage Today, Mar 8, 2025 https://bit.ly/3DCOCHj

Jessie Hellmann & Sandhya Raman, “Medicaid work rules have increased coverage loss, not employment,” Roll Call, Feb 27, 2025 https://bit.ly/3FFYQXP

Bernard J. Wolfson, “To patients, parents, and caregivers, proposed Medicaid cuts are a personal afront,” KFF Health News/Orange County Register, Mar 6, 2025 https://bit.ly/3FFYEb3

Rachel Bluth, “Medicaid shortfall forces California to borrow $3.44B,” Politico, Mar 12, 2025 https://bit.ly/3FxoU7A

Hannah Schoenbaum, “Montana Legislature green lights Medicaid expansion as Congress considers program cuts,” Associated Press, Feb 27, 2025 https://bit.ly/4hCPcCG

Kate Giammarise & Tom Riese, “New weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy spike Pennsylvania’s Medicaid costs,” WESA-FM, Mar 7, 2025 https://bit.ly/41PDGOv

Phil Galewitz, “Medicaid advocates say critics use loaded terms to gain edge in congressional debate,” KFF Health News, Mar 7, 2025 https://bit.ly/4ht7NkR

Gov JB Pritzker, “Up to a million Illinoisans will lose health care coverage with slashing of Medicaid,” Chicago Tribune, Mar 3, 2025 https://bit.ly/4i9zPCU

Noah Tong, “CMS rescinds Medicaid’s health-related social needs guidance,” Fierce Healthcare, Mar 5, 2025 https://bit.ly/4ivScls

Maya Goldman, “Medicaid cuts put adult dental care on the chopping block,” Axios, Mar 5, 2025 https://bit.ly/4it1xup

Jaymie Baxley, “NC Medicaid expansion faces uncertain future as GOP eyes federal cuts,” North Carolina Health News, Mar 5, 2025 https://bit.ly/4ky2JOP

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