From DPVA, see below for the latest lunacy and hard-hearted nastiness from Winsome Earle-Sears:
As 350,000 Virginians Face Medicaid Cuts, Winsome Earle-Sears Outright Lies About Them Losing Healthcare
Sears: “From what I understand, there are no Virginians who are going to lose Medicaid coverage in Virginia unless that’s something that they choose […]. And so we’re not taking anyone off the Medicaid rolls.”
VIRGINIA – In a new interview with CNN, when asked about the hundreds of thousands of Virginians who are facing healthcare cuts as a result of the Trump tax bill Winsome Earle-Sears backed, Sears outright lied saying “there are no Virginians who are going to lose Medicaid coverage in Virginia unless that’s something that they choose” and then claimed “we’re not taking anyone off the Medicaid rolls.”
Transcript:
Jake Tapper: “KFF, a nonpartisan health policy organization, estimates that roughly 350,000 people in Virginia are going to lose health insurance because of that bill. The Chief Financial Officer of Virginia’s Department of Medical Assistance Services estimates that Virginia hospitals could lose up to $26 billion as a result of the changes to Medicaid in this bill. What’s your plan to offset those costs?”
Winsome Earle-Sears: “From what I understand, there are no Virginians who are going to lose Medicaid coverage in Virginia unless that’s something that they choose […]. And so we’re not taking anyone off the Medicaid rolls.”
