Trump, Republicans Jeopardize the Health Care of Nearly 2 Million Virginians By Putting Medicaid on the Chopping Block to Fund Tax Breaks for Their Wealthy Friends

Trump, Republicans Jeopardize the Health Care of Nearly 2 Million Virginians By Putting Medicaid on the Chopping Block to Fund Tax Breaks for Their Wealthy Friends

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Virginia was empowered to expand access to affordable health care through Medicaid, which more than 633,000 people are currently benefitting from. If the federal government rolls back support to Virginia, the state would have to backfill the costs of any cuts.

In response, Protect Our Care Executive Director Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:

“Trump is more interested in taking care of his billionaire friends like Elon Musk than health care for over 75 million Americans, including nearly 2 million people in Virginia. This is the dangerous MAGA agenda on full display. Trump and his GOP minions are not wasting any time ripping away Medicaid from millions of Americans — all so they can cash in more tax breaks for the richest one percent and big corporations. As a result, millions of people would lose their health care and costs would go up across the board. Let’s be clear: Medicaid is a lifeline that covers one in four Americans, including kids, moms, seniors, people of color, rural Americans, and people with disabilities. It is unfathomable that MAGA Republicans continue to put growing the wealth of a few over the livelihood and well-being of millions. We cannot let them rip away our health care.”

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Protect Our Care is dedicated to making high-quality, affordable and equitable health care a right, and not a privilege, for everyone in America. We educate the public, influence policy, support health care champions and hold politicians accountable. We fight to expand access to affordable, high-quality health insurance, lower the cost of health care for individuals and families, and reduce inequities in health care based on gender, income, race, ethnicity, geography, or sexual preference.