This proposed legislation to cut nearly $800 billion from Medicaid over 10 years would have devastating consequences for millions of low-income Americans. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates it would cause at least 8.6 million people to lose health coverage. Contrary to claims that no one would lose benefits, voluminous research shows Medicaid work requirements take coverage away from eligible beneficiaries by imposing excessive bureaucratic burdens, not just those unwilling to work. Losing Medicaid has been proven to increase mortality risk - a recent study found the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion alone reduced mortality among low-income adults by 2.5%. Cutting Medicaid would undo this progress and make your constituents sicker and more likely to die prematurely. The meager offset of raising health savings account limits does nothing for families too poor to afford private insurance. I urge you to reject these draconian cuts that would harm your most vulnerable constituents. Provide a real plan to improve healthcare affordability and outcomes for all Americans, not an ideological crusade that sacrifices lives. Your constituents deserve better than callous indifference and magical thinking about the impact of gutting their healthcare.
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