The day after the Senate’s draft health bill was released, supporters looked to defend a key component of the bill: cuts to Medicaid. Republican lawmakers will need to answer to its beneficiaries, who’ve grown dependent on this program for coverage.
On Friday, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Morning Joe reconciled the Senate’s Medicaid cuts the following way: “If Medicaid expansion goes away and if there is no coverage, that’s a bad thing, Willie. On the other hand, if they move from Medicaid to private insurance, that could be a good thing.”