Here are three notes:
1. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, probed Mr. Mulvaney about the proposal, telling him, “So is it your testimony that these changes in the rate of reimbursement rates for Medicaid will have no effect on elderly, children, disabled people who are now beneficiaries?”
Mr. Mulvaney said, “We believe that to be the case.”
2. Rather than cutting the program, Mr. Mulvaney said the cuts would slow Medicaid spending.
3. The Hill reports President Donald Trump’s budget cuts Medicaid by $800 billion through the American Health Care Act and by an additional $600 billion over the next decade.
Mr. Mulvaney has himself regarding the program’s total cuts to Medicaid. While Mr. Mulvaney has confirmed this figure to be correct, he also argued it is too high and the final Medicaid cut would fall lower than this estimate.
Over the next 10 years, Congressional Budget Office estimates found the bill could reduce Medicaid spending by $839 billion.
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