May 9th, 2025
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Some Republicans in the House seem to be changing their minds about cutting a lot of money from a health program for poor people called Medicaid. They wanted to cut this money to lower taxes. But some other Republicans don't want to stop people from having cheap health care, so they don't agree with the cuts.
A new report says that many Americans might lose their government health care. This is because some politicians want to save money by making cuts to government programs.
The CBO report said that if they chose any of those plans, fewer people would have Medicaid, and more people would not have health insurance.
The results made people worry again if Mike Johnson could pass his bill by Memorial Day.
Politicians are worried, especially about money problems because of Trump's policies like the trade war. This could mean higher prices and fewer jobs. They also want to cut some government programs to help pay for tax cuts and stop the country's debt from growing.
Johnson has been meeting privately all week with groups of Republicans in his office. He is especially meeting with Republicans who have difficult elections. These Republicans are saying that big cuts will hurt the people they represent.
The Democrats used the results of the report they asked for.
Congressman Frank Pallone said this report shows that the Republicans' plans mean millions of people will lose their health care.
Republicans in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday evening that their leaders would not make some of the big changes they wanted for how the government helps states pay for healthcare for people who don't have much money.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew said the changes to Medicaid will not happen.
Republican politician Nick LaLota from New York said that Trump said he would not cut Medicaid. He also said that many Republicans now want to cut other parts of the Medicaid program.
LaLota had other ideas. He said people who get healthcare help, called Medicaid, should have to work. He also wants people to prove they still need this help two times a year, not just once. And he wants to make sure that people who are in the U.S. without legal papers do not get this help.
But some Republicans want to spend less money because they worry about having too much debt after the tax cuts.
Medicaid is a program from the government that helps people pay for healthcare. It helps 71 million adults.
Republicans are thinking about ways to spend less government money on the program. One idea is to pay less for people's health care. The government sometimes pays up to 90% of the cost now.
They are also thinking about limiting how much the government spends on each person in Medicaid, but that idea seems to be losing support among politicians.
The CBO said these changes could save a lot of money, but also mean about 10 million people would lose their Medicaid help.
It looks like they are no longer an option.
Republicans still want to change Medicaid. They want to limit how states tax doctors and hospitals. States use this tax to get more money from the government. This could save a lot of money. But a report says that about 8 million people might lose their health insurance.
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