The cut to federal Medicaid spending that CBO estimates would result from the BCRA -- $750 billion over ten years -- superficially recalls ACA cuts to Medicare spending, estimated by CBO in 2010 at $455 billion. As Democrats raise the alarm about deep damage to Medicaid, so Republicans screamed for years that Democrats were cutting Medicare. But of course there are fundamental differences:
Healthcare spending cuts, Democrat style. Healthcare spending cuts, Republican style
Healthcare spending cuts, Democrat style…
Healthcare spending cuts, Democrat style. Healthcare spending cuts, Republican style
The cut to federal Medicaid spending that CBO estimates would result from the BCRA -- $750 billion over ten years -- superficially recalls ACA cuts to Medicare spending, estimated by CBO in 2010 at $455 billion. As Democrats raise the alarm about deep damage to Medicaid, so Republicans screamed for years that Democrats were cutting Medicare. But of course there are fundamental differences: