The Senate budget bill doubles the threat of the Chamber to Health and Economic Safety

Monday, the Senate Republicans Bill of key reconciliation published Language, describing the reduction plans of Medicaid, Medicare, the Act respecting affordable care (ACA) and the additional nutritional assistance program (SNAP) in order to pay tax reductions that benefit disproportionately high income employees. Despite the hope of the defenders that the Senate could reject or moderate the bill of the Chamber, it is more doubled by harmful policies – by seeking even deeper reductions and by making even more damage.

Millions of people would lose health coverage, food assistance and economic security

Like the House’s bill, the Senate’s proposals would remove health coverage and access to food from millions of Americans, including the elderly and disabled, caregivers, children and families of workers. The consequences of these extreme cuts would affect through the country and throughout the health system, which would more avoidable deathsmore hospital closuresmore dangerous nursing homesand higher Health care costs For everyone.

The plan of the Senate goes even further than the room

But the Senate bill would go even further. Their Medicaid cuts eclipse the house, which already represented the greatest decline in the history of the program. It would be push more costs On states, service providers, communities, taxpayers and, ultimately, on low -income Americans who would lose the services they need to live with health, dignity and independence.

Programs that help people with Medicare are attacked

Together, these cruel and short -sighted proposals benefit financially to those who have higher income by completing food assistance and health coverage for those who can make it least. This includes the registrants of Medicare who also have Medicaid and with him access to Medicare savings programs and the Part of Bas-revenue subsidy—Programs that help them pay the coverage, care and other necessities. The two invoices would take this Assistance far from millionsputting their life and well-being at risk. At the same time, invoices would impose punitive medicaid rules, restrict the affordability of the ACA, limit eligibility for health insurance and the intestine, causing more than 16 million People become not insured and countless others to live food insecurityEconomic instability, and Reduction of access to care. These damage would have destabilizing effects Throughout the economy, system mine stability and affordability.

The clock is checked: the final vote could happen by July 4

Despite the catastrophic and irreparable damage that their bill would make, the Senate Republicans plan to vote on it next week. Since the two chambers must adopt an identical bill to become law, the Chamber would then vote again. This could happen quickly, because the Republicans envisage a deadline of July 4 for the final passage.

This hasty calendar means that the time has come to do everything with your plea. Contact your legislators, activate your networks, attend events where your legislators will be present and engage your local media.

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