Schumer: Shocking NEW District-by-district Report Shows the GOP PLAN to GUT Medicaid Could KICK 1.5 Million NEW Yorkers OFF Health Insurance & and RIP AWAY $13.5 Billion FROM Local Hospitals & NY...

With the Houseplanning to vote this weekto pass the largest Medicaid cut in American history and gut the healthcare system – all to fund Trump’s tax breaks for billionaires and wealthy corporations – U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer broke down shocking new district-by-district data revealing this cruel GOP plan could rip away health insurance for 1.5 million New Yorkers and lead to a $13.5 billion funding crater that could cripple NY’s hospitals and healthcare economy.
“This is as cruel and heartless as it gets. Trump and House Republicans want to kick 1.5 million New Yorkers off their health insurance and rip away $13.5 billion from NY’s hospitals and healthcare economy so they can have bigger tax breaks for billionaires & corporations. NY House Republicans promised for months they would protect Medicaid, but now New Yorkers know the truth: they never intended to keep that promise, and this confirms it,”said Senator Schumer.“We cannot let this plan go under the radar. From Long Island to the North Country, people will lose their healthcare, hospitals and nursing homes will shutter, premiums will go up, and health care workers will lose their jobs. This week is when House Republicans plan to vote on these cuts and NY House Republicans have the votes to stop it. We need everyone to make their voices heard and tell NY’s House Republicans to stand up to Trump, and stop the largest cut to healthcare in American history, because thousands of their constituents will be the first to suffer.”
Schumer said the proposed $900+ billion cut from Medicaid and the ACA would directly impact healthcare for nearly 14 million Americans. The bill would shift billions of dollars in Medicaid costs to New York State, while simultaneously changing rules that would result in thousands of New Yorkers losing health coverage.
Anew reportfrom NY State shows just how devastating the GOP healthcare cuts would be for local hospitals in NY and the thousands of New Yorkers in every Congressional District, which can be found below:
NY Congressional District
Projected Losses For Local Hospitals
People At Risk Of Losing Health Insurance Coverage
NY-1
$29,066,244
47,515
NY-2
$35,322,184
47,935
NY-3
$49,612,361
37,435
NY-4
$39,079,356
44,065
NY-5
$22,378,442
79,316
NY-6
$161,956,005
89,975
NY-7
$26,071,884
81,082
NY-8
$22,474,403
79,672
NY-9
$120,606,309
88,530
NY-10
$82,240,122
64,165
NY-11
$19,435,181
51,984
NY-12
$311,229,420
28,520
NY-13
$16,583,715
96,741
NY-14
$24,655,008
92,929
NY-15
$108,472,912
106,903
NY-16
$30,239,334
54,798
NY-17
$32,088,650
31,189
NY-18
$21,668,362
38,392
NY-19
$24,813,186
37,453
NY-20
$30,149,640
32,224
NY-21
$25,343,510
44,082
NY-22
$34,359,346
38,000
NY-23
$13,483,095
34,672
NY-24
$11,949,091
31,388
NY-25
$45,044,227
40,542
NY-26
$32,225,707
45,232
NY Total
$1,370,547,694
1,464,739
Overall, New York State estimates that the state will lose $13.5 billion if House Republicans’ proposed cuts go through. That includes:
Schumer warned that Medicaid serves as a lifeline for more than 7 million New Yorkers and provides care to seniors, children, people with disabilities, and veterans across the state. Medicaid is the primary payer for long-term care in the United States, including at nursing homes and for people living at home. Medicaid pays for services for 2 in 3 nursing home residents. Almost half of all kids in the country rely on Medicaid, and 1 in 3 people with disabilities look to Medicaid for their insurance coverage. Cutting this program will leave families with nowhere to turn when they need care.
Schumer said while some Congressional Republicans claim this plan won’t cut Medicaid, this new data proves otherwise and there is no way to protect Medicaid benefits if Republicans pass these cuts. These cuts will not only hurt people who get their health insurance through Medicaid, but create new challenges for the state’s entire healthcare system. Costs will go up for everyone, with higher premiums a result of the new strain on providers like hospitals and community health centers. This bill creates burdensome red tape requirements not only for people with Medicaid, but also for people who buy insurance themselves in the marketplace.
Schumer added,“This isn’t targeting waste and fraud, this is a rushed plan to bankroll Trump’s tax breaks for the ultra-rich paid for by ripping away healthcare for New Yorkers.”
GOP cuts include hundreds of billions from the Affordable Care Act, terminating coverage for Americans who purchase their own health insurance like small business owners and family caregivers, as well as taking away tax credits that help them afford this coverage.
GOP healthcare cuts will hit rural hospitals in the North Country and Southern Tier particularly hard. The bill will end provider taxes, which allows New York to directly fund providers like rural emergency departments, and limits state-directed payments which allow hospitals to provide maternity, emergency, and behavioral health care, which is especially helpful in rural areas where these services can be more difficult to find.
Schumer said the GOP healthcare cuts would inevitably shift the costs of care to local governments, resulting in agonizing decisions with county executives and state legislators forced to decide where to make up for the huge budget hole caused by the staggering loss in federal funding. Counties could be forced to shoulder the burden of increased costs in Medicaid, using more local dollars to manage people’s coverage with less federal funding will be coming in. This will squeeze budgets across the state, meaning the possibility of higher taxes or cuts to other programs that communities rely on, like education or public safety.
Schumer concluded,“This is as backwards as it gets. Stealing from Medicaid, taking resources away from our hospitals to pay for Trump’s tax cuts for wealthy corporations and billionaires. It is just plain wrong. NY Republicans are tying themselves in knots to try to justify these cuts, but the data shows this will hurt our seniors, kids, families, and healthcare providers who rely on Medicaid.”
An overview of the various healthcare cuts included in the current GOP bill can be foundHERE.
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