Exclusive: Democratic governors blast GOP's "impossible" Medicaid proposal

[Zincwarrior]

On top of the GOP plan to raise the Debt by $4Tr to support their extended tax cuts, Democratic governors are complaining that states will not be able to fund their plan to cut Medicare by pushing it down to the states.

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/democratic-governors-medicaid-spending-cuts

Democratic governors warned en masse Monday that it will be "impossible" for states to make up for the hundreds of billions in Medicaid spending cuts that House Republicans are proposing.

Why it matters: The country's 23 Democratic governors are trying to amplify their Medicaid message by speaking in a unified voice.

• The proposed spending cuts are "disastrous," the governors said in a statement first shared with Axios.
• The group includes seven Democratic governors who run states won by President Trump in 2024. They also represent five of the seven swing states and more than a majority of the country's population.

Driving the news: House Republicans on Monday released the text of their plans to cut billions from Medicaid, including imposing work requirements and cutting reimbursement rates for states that offer services to undocumented migrants.

• They will start to mark up the legislation in committee on Tuesday.
• The Congressional Budget Office has not calculated the exact amount Republicans would reduce spending by, but they estimated on Monday that the overall cuts from the Energy and Commerce committee — which covers the Medicaid budget — would be more than $880 billion.

What they're saying: "The notion that states will respond to massive cuts to federally appropriated dollars by backfilling with state resources is simply inaccurate and impossible," the Democratic governors said.

 

[1srelluc]

LOL.....Looks like the dems have some hard choices to make in their grifty social programs.

Let's see how they handle it.....Will they tax their citizens more to keep the grift going?

 

[Care4all]

All for a tax cut for the very wealthiest.... Sad.

 

[80zephyr]

For years, the Republicans in Wisconsin have refused to expand Medicaid because they could see this happening.

Smart.

 

[San Souci]

LOL.....Looks like the dems have some hard choices to make in their grifty social programs.

Let's see how they handle it.....Will they tax their citizens more to keep the grift going?

Tax more.

 

[Orangecat]

Democratic governors are complaining that states will not be able to fund their plan to cut Medicare by pushing it down to the states.

Why can’t dem governors raise taxes in their respective states to fund it?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Why can’t dem governors raise taxes in their respective states to fund it?

Democratic governors are correct.

The legislation is a bad faith scheme to cripple both Medicaid and the ACA, while intentionally harming millions of Americans.

 

[Orangecat]

Democratic governors are correct.

The legislation is a bad faith scheme to cripple both Medicaid and the ACA, while intentionally harming millions of Americans.

Again, why can’t dem governors raise state taxes to fund such things if the voters approve?
Ever hear of the 10th Amendment?

 

[Zincwarrior]

Why can’t dem governors raise taxes in their respective states to fund it?

Why should they? Why should MAGA states? Its a Federal program.

 

[Orangecat]

Why should they? Why should MAGA states? Its a Federal program.

Why should they? Because the 10th Amendment and $36,000,000,000,000 in federal debt, that’s why.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Why should they? Because the 10th Amendment and $36,000,000,000,000 in federal debt, that’s why.

Then cut it out, don't try to fake it with the American people and lie about cutting it while giving a corporate tax cut.

 

[Orangecat]

Then cut it out, don't try to fake it with the American people and lie about cutting it while giving a corporate tax cut.

Do you think I’m running the show or something? If we want to fall back on the supreme law of the land, the US Constitution, it says nothing about the fed-gov being responsible for subsidizing individual healthcare. And again, the 10th Amendment leaves such decisions up to the individual states. Are you having difficulty understanding that? Seems rather straightforward and easily understood from my intellectual perspective.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Do you think I’m running the show or something? If we want to fall back on the supreme law of the land, the US Constitution, it says nothing about the fed-gov being responsible for subsidizing individual healthcare. And again, the 10th Amendment leaves such decisions up to the individual states. Are you having difficulty understanding that? Seems rather straightforward and easily understood from my intellectual perspective.

This...is fair.

However I taking offense to their attempt to hide what they are doing.

 

[80zephyr]

This...is fair.

However I taking offense to their attempt to hide what they are doing.

Apparently you found out. How are they hiding it?

 

[Meathead]

On top of the GOP plan to raise the Debt by $4Tr to support their extended tax cuts, Democratic governors are complaining that states will not be able to fund their plan to cut Medicare by pushing it down to the states.

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/democratic-governors-medicaid-spending-cuts

Democratic governors warned en masse Monday that it will be "impossible" for states to make up for the hundreds of billions in Medicaid spending cuts that House Republicans are proposing.

Why it matters: The country's 23 Democratic governors are trying to amplify their Medicaid message by speaking in a unified voice.

• The proposed spending cuts are "disastrous," the governors said in a statement first shared with Axios.
• The group includes seven Democratic governors who run states won by President Trump in 2024. They also represent five of the seven swing states and more than a majority of the country's population.

Driving the news: House Republicans on Monday released the text of their plans to cut billions from Medicaid, including imposing work requirements and cutting reimbursement rates for states that offer services to undocumented migrants.

• They will start to mark up the legislation in committee on Tuesday.
• The Congressional Budget Office has not calculated the exact amount Republicans would reduce spending by, but they estimated on Monday that the overall cuts from the Energy and Commerce committee — which covers the Medicaid budget — would be more than $880 billion.

What they're saying: "The notion that states will respond to massive cuts to federally appropriated dollars by backfilling with state resources is simply inaccurate and impossible," the Democratic governors said.

You still can't tell the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? You're all over the ******* place.

 

[Orangecat]

However I taking offense to their attempt to hide what they are doing.

You’re totally allowed to be offended by anything under the sun.

 

[Zincwarrior]

You’re totally allowed to be offended by anything under the sun.

Its going to be 105 here tomorrow. The sun itself is offending us tomorrow!

 

[initforme]

Why cut a program like this that harshly? This will go over like a lead balloon.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Why cut a program like this that harshly? This will go over like a lead balloon.

Billionaires need a break.

 

[initforme]

Billionaires need a break.

Well hopefully this will help continue to reduce the birth rate which is what it seems the nation is wanting from our leaders at least.