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Healthcare Advocates Rally Against Medicaid Cuts in D.C.

4/10/2025

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Advocates Demand Medicaid

In a powerful display of unity, healthcare advocates and Medicaid recipients gathered in Washington, D.C., demanding Congress safeguard Medicaid from harmful cuts tied to tax breaks for the wealthy. They highlighted the program's vital importance for low-income families and hospitals, while polls reveal surprising opposition to funding cuts even among Trump supporters, countering misleading media narratives.

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Advocates Fight Medicaid Cuts

Congress is set to vote on a budget plan that threatens to slash $880 billion from Medicaid, jeopardizing healthcare for millions of low-income Americans, including 1.2 million in Minnesota. Critics sound the alarm, emphasizing the dire consequences for vulnerable groups like children and seniors. Advocates are rallying the public to stand against these cuts and safeguard vital services.

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Advocates Demand Medicaid

In a powerful display of unity, healthcare advocates and Medicaid recipients gathered in Washington, D.C., demanding Congress safeguard Medicaid from harmful cuts tied to tax breaks for the wealthy. They highlighted the program's vital importance for low-income families and hospitals, while polls reveal surprising opposition to funding cuts even among Trump supporters, countering misleading media narratives.

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