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12 Million at Risk: Governors Warn on Medicaid Cuts

7/8/2025

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Former U.S. governors are sounding the alarm over proposed Medicaid cuts that threaten the healthcare access of millions of low-income Americans. With the Congressional Budget Office estimating nearly 12 million could lose coverage due to new work requirements, advocacy groups emphasize the devastating effects on the Latine community, urging policymakers to rethink the dire human and economic fallout.

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Former U.S. governors are sounding the alarm over proposed Medicaid cuts that threaten the healthcare access of millions of low-income Americans. With the Congressional Budget Office estimating nearly 12 million could lose coverage due to new work requirements, advocacy groups emphasize the devastating effects on the Latine community, urging policymakers to rethink the dire human and economic fallout.