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House GOP Tax Cuts Could Endanger Millions’ Medicaid Coverage

5/8/2025

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House Republicans are pushing forward with a major tax cut and spending bill, targeting a Memorial Day vote. Proposed cuts to Medicaid could leave millions vulnerable, with estimates suggesting between 2.3 million and 8.6 million could lose their coverage. Governor Gretchen Whitmer sounds the alarm, predicting over 700,000 Michiganders may be left without health care.

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House Republicans are pushing forward with a major tax cut and spending bill, targeting a Memorial Day vote. Proposed cuts to Medicaid could leave millions vulnerable, with estimates suggesting between 2.3 million and 8.6 million could lose their coverage. Governor Gretchen Whitmer sounds the alarm, predicting over 700,000 Michiganders may be left without health care.