Democrats are preparing an election message focused on opposition to the new federal tax and spending law, with Medicaid cuts becoming central in Michigan. Michigan has nearly 2.7 million Medicaid recipients, more than a quarter of the population. State estimates indicate as many as 700,000 people could lose coverage under the reconciliation bill. New work requirements will force hundreds of thousands of enrollees to document eligibility every six months, increasing paperwork burdens and potential administrative churn. A recent Democratic town hall in a swing district generated boos when the law was mentioned, and all seven Michigan House Republicans supported the measure, which narrowly passed the Senate in July.
The state of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has estimated that as many as 700,000 Michiganders could lose coverage because of the reconciliation bill,
A lot of my Republican colleagues had an opportunity to suck it up and do the right thing,
There are members who were like, 'Well, we can't cut funding to Medicaid. This is a bad decision.' This came from Republicans. But ultimately, you saw what happened. You know, they tend to fall in line.
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