Matthew Yarnell, President of SEIU Healthcare PA, warned that Medicaid reforms in the US House Republicans’ budget bill may cost millions of Americans their health care coverage.

Republicans passed a budget earlier this month that cuts Medicaid by $700 billion and could force over 7 million Americans off the program.

Under the bill, Medicaid recipients would have to prove that they are working at least 80 hours a month and renew their coverage every six months.

Medicaid covers over 3 million Pennsylvanians and 34% of all births throughout the commonwealth. According to the Center for American Progress, 340,000 Pennsylvanians could lose their coverage if the US Senate approves this budget.

✏️/📹 : Sean Kitchen
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Democratic Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-Allegheny) confronted ex-WWE CEO and current Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon about the 2020 election results during a contentious US House hearing on Wednesday.

Lee asked McMahon if teaching the accurate results of the 2020 election was an “illegal DEI.” McMahon refused to answer the question.

The question comes after Oklahoma became the first state to add the conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election to their history curriculum.

High school teachers in the state will teach students about debunked conspiracies surrounding non-existent mail-in voter fraud.

✏️ : Sean Kitchen
📹 : CSPAN
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State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) called out supposed pro-life lawmakers for supporting Medicaid cuts that could potentially kill people.

Kenyatta spoke at a press conference outside of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on Monday, responding to remarks made by US Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who doubled down on a town hall statement that death is inevitable and to embrace Christianity.

Ernst told constituents,“Well, we are all going to die” after being confronted about her support for President Donald Trump’s budget bill, which includes a $700 billion cut to Medicaid.

Medicaid supports over 3 million Pennsylvanians and funds 34% of all births throughout the state. Over 340,000 residents could lose health care coverage as a result of these cuts.

✏️/ 📹 : Sean Kitchen

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US Rep. Scott Perry’s (R-York) constituents reacted to a statement he made claiming no one will lose Medicaid coverage if they legitimately need it.

However, millions of Americans will lose their health care coverage if the US Senate approves an $800 billion Medicaid policy that lays out new work requirements.

Those covered by the bill would have to work a minimum of 80 hours a month and prove that they are working every six months.

According to the Center for American Progress, close to 340,000 Pennsylvanians may lose their coverage, including over 20,000 residents living in Perry’s district.

✏️ /📹 : Sean Kitchen
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Over 100 of Republican US Rep. Scott Perry’s constituents delivered letters to his Mechanicsburg office on Wednesday after he voted last week to cut Medicaid funding by $800 billion.

Susan Roller, a retired teacher, explained how Perry ignores his constituents and hasn’t held an in-person town hall meeting since July 2019.

There are over 20,000 residents living in Perry’s district who are at risk of losing their health care coverage thanks to his vote.

✏️ / Sean Kitchen
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As Congress moves forward on cuts to Medicaid, we caught up with Dr. Libby Wetterer to hear her perspective on what such cuts would mean for families.

Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-Allegheny) warns that the Republican Party’s Medicaid cuts will harm rural Pennsylvania and force hospitals, nursing homes, and senior centers to close in order to pay for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts.

US House Republicans passed a budget bill on Thursday that cuts Medicaid by $698 billion, with all of Pennsylvania’s nine congressional republicans voting in favor of the bill.

Medicaid provides 2 million Pennsylvania adults and 1.4 million children with health insurance, and it covers 34% of all births in the state. It also helps 400,000 seniors cover nursing home or home care costs.

✏️ /📹 : Sean Kitchen
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Sue Bosco, an employee at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, warned that the US House Republicans’ Medicare cuts will devastate working families in order to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.

Bosco joined union members and other protesters outside of Congressman Scott Perry’s office in Harrisburg on Monday to raise awareness that the Republican budget would cut Medicaid by $615 billion and make President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the ultra wealthy permanent.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, there are over 180,000 constituents in Perry’s district alone that rely on Medicaid for healthcare coverage. Across the commonwealth, there are over 3 million Pennsylvanians that receive health care coverage through the program.

✏️ /📹 : Sean Kitchen
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