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Even before the conflict over Medicaid funding that led to a month-and-a-half government shutdown, Democrats were attacking Republicans over their reforms to the health insurance system, which is years old.
Democrats say the GOP cuts are being put in place to provide rich breaks, and have served to raise people’s premiums and kick us when it comes to coverage. But Republicans, liberal health policy experts and disability advocates say “These are scare tactics” being used to deceive the public about who the republicans really are.
According to conservative health policy experts who spoke to fox news digital news, the Republican reforms did nothing to harm those they were intended for – people who are expected to be in the labor market, women with disabilities, children and the elderly. They oppose Medicaid reforms built into Trump’s tax cuts
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The protest carried a sign to protect Medicaid Lights up capitol anid Budget Showdown this year in Washington, DC. (Photo by leigh vogel / pet photos for posterity)
“Working Families Tax Cuts Increased oversight efforts as part of a larger package of measures to improve the integrity of the Medicaid program for the Medicaid Program to make it work better.” Disability benefits are not affected by our Bill!”
General directed needs – Which experts support the GOP approach fenced FOX News would have ensured that the Medicaid dollars will do what they were designed for the Republican reform that pulled the Democrats. The Medicaid program and the National Health Insurance Program had more than 82 million in 2024, compared to 42.1 million in 2005.
Protesters placed a box outside the office of US Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IOWA, as part of a mock funeral to protest the proposed cuts on June 23, 2025 in Davenport, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst / Getty Images for vonon)
Democrats are also upset about the work that affects how the country is reimbursed for the provision of health care by the Federal government. Republicans have argued that Democratic states, such as California, have been using revenue from this bill so that federal dollars can help them pay for the health care costs of non-health citizens.
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The latest battle that led to the latest government shutdown is the push for improved Medicaid under President Joe Bebhule during his administration, described by his administration as a way to contain health care costs. Since February, Democrats have targeted vulnerable Republicans over the issue through ad campaigns and text messages. In one group, to protect our care, it has reportedly spent $1 million on billboards and TV ads with the title “Hands off Medicaid.”
Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-VA., listens during a meeting of the House Committee on the Fair Pay Act at the US Capitol. (Photos by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
However, the President of the Pharagon Health Institute Brian Blase argues that these changes work “properly re-engineering” Medicaid, which would not hurt.
“It takes active, working-age adults to work, go to school, or volunteer to receive welfare benefits that direct billions of dollars to health care providers and hospitals,” Blase said. “And it reduces the waste, fraud and abuse that diverts resources from those who really need them.”
The Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rep. Brett Phett Guthrie, R-KY.
“Time and time again, Republicans have fought to strengthen, support, and protect the Medicaid program for the most vulnerable Americans — vulnerable mothers, children, low-income earners,” Guthrie argued. “Republicans are empowering the Medicaid program to serve its intended purpose, and we will continue to fight for solutions that protect the program for generations to come.”
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Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-KY., speaks during the Republican National Conference News Conference at the US Capitol. (Bill Clark / CQ-Roll call, Inc Via Images)
Dean Clancy, Senior Health aurs and Americans for Prosperity, encouraged Republicans to stick to their arguments when faced with claims of “Democrats’ tactics aimed at blocking any change in Medicaid.”
Another angle of attack is from Democrats who have been saying that the Republican reforms will negatively affect people with disabilities. The fear is that the increased fitness requirements will be a major obstacle for people with disabilities who would struggle with such jobs. They also fear that the states’ Transitional Government Plan may pressure them to reduce benefits, eligibility or limit services for these values.
But Raheli Barkley, the director of the national program of American Americans, which promotes free market policy changes for people with disabilities, is convinced that the Republican changes to Medicaid “directly improve” the lives of those living with disabilities.
A protester in Washington, DC holds a sign against the Republican Runform to the Federal Health Insurance Program. (Photo by leigh vogel / pet photos for posterity)
Among the changes Barkley praised is the creation of communities to help better support (HCBS), it means “expanding access to actions at home and physical places,” while at the same time of those waiting for care.
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Barkley also highlighted the new tax measures introduced by Republicans that they say will improve financial security for those with disabilities.
But more importantly, Barkley added, the GOP’s changes — such as the new work requirements — work to ensure that people with disabilities are given the priority within Medicaid they deserve.
Clancy, at the time, noted that he and Americans for Prosperity, a DC think tank that promotes free market solutions to problems, were big fans of “advanced Medicaid Reforms.”
Clancy defined “personal choice” as “a set of reasonable, policy-based reforms that make American health care better, more affordable for everyone — without taking over the government.” He said this approach gives medicaid adherents more control over how their services are delivered rather than leaving those decisions up to the state.
