The House of Representatives met beginning at 1 a.m. today and passed a budget reconciliation bill 215-214 that includes roughly $715 billion in cuts to Medicaid, while adding $2-3 trillion to the deficit (based on various estimates.
The measure includes work requirements with last-minute changes, the House timeline now calls for accelerated implementation of work reporting requirements to next year (December 2026) rather than more delayed implementation.
It also includes caps to provider taxes —on of the way CA pays for Medi-Cal — making it harder for the state to fill the gap in funding.
Action now moves to the Senate where Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has signaled they will look for $600 billion in cuts to Medicaid to pay for the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Our Call to Action is to now call both our California Senators, and the Senators listed below.
Alex Padilla, D-CA, 202-224-3553
Adam Schiff, D-CA, 202-224-3841
Lisa A. Murkowski, R-AK, 202-224-6665
Daniel Sullivan, R-AK, 202-224-3004
Joni Ernst, R-IA, 202-224-3254
Michael D. Crapo, R-ID, 202-224-6142
Todd Young, R-IN, 202-224-5623
Roger W. Marshall, R-KS, 202-224-4774
Bill Cassidy, R-LA, 202-224-5824
Susan M. Collins, R-MA, 202-224-2523
Eric Schmitt, R-MO, 202-224-5721
Thom Tillis, R-NC, 202-224-6342
Jon A. Husted, R-OH, 202-224-3353
Bernie Moreno, R-OH, 202-224-2314
David McCormick, R-PA, 202-224-6324
John Curtis, R-UT, 202-224-5251
Shelley M. Capito, R-WV, 202-224-6472
Jim Justice, R-WV, 202-224-3954
