On March 13, 11 main civil rights organizations and health capital had a joint presentation To release a report Analysis of Medicaid cuts recently approved by the United States House of Representatives. In a press release, Unidosus declared that the budget resolution framework approved by the House would make the highest cuts in Medicaid in the history of the United States, which puts at risk the safety of health and financial security of more than 70 million children, older people, people with disabilities and working families.
«While people of all origins would be in danger, the report finds that color communities would suffer especially generalized damage: almost 42 million people, or approximately one third of all people of color in the United States, would trust Medicaid for medical care and would be endangered if the camera cuts become law.»
The resolution of the budget of the House of Representatives would reduce at least $ 880 billion of Medicaid in the next 10 years to help finance $ 4.5 billion in tax exemptions. The report illustrates how color communities are especially at risk, and Medicaid covers half of all children in color and more than a quarter of 65 years or older color adults.
Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO, National Black Women’s Council (NCNW) said in a statement: «It is deeply worrying that the United States would consider cutting Medicaid. There is no humanity behind these budget cuts. Not having a security network for medical care for the least says that it does not understand the needs of the US people and is clearly out of contact.»
«Reducing Medicaid is not just a policy option: it is a direct attack on the health and well -being of millions of Americans, especially people of color who already face systemic barriers for care. These cuts would scam the essential coverage, forcing families to give up visits to doctors, medicines to save lives and critical treatments,» said the representative. Darren Soto (D-FL-9), Hispanic Caucus of Congress (CHC), in a statement. «Dipating Medicaid would only deepen inequality and push the most vulnerable to the margins. No one should have to choose between putting food on the table and obtaining the attention they need to survive.»
The report concluded that many people’s commitment to Medicaid comes from personal experience. «For almost two out of five Americans, including 38 percent of the people who voted for Trump’s then candidate, Medicaid covers them or someone in their immediate family.»
