Overview

• Republican lawmakers propose significant Medicaid cuts to offset a $5 trillion tax cut plan, risking healthcare access for millions nationwide.
• Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego highlight that 600,000 Arizonans, including 190,000 children, could lose coverage if the cuts proceed.
• The proposed reductions would disproportionately harm vulnerable groups, such as rural residents, seniors, and Native Americans in Arizona.
• Healthcare facilities like Scottsdale's NOAH Cholla Health Center face potential closure due to decreased Medicaid funding, jeopardizing local care access.
• Kelly and Gallego emphasize grassroots mobilization as critical to pressuring Republican lawmakers to reconsider the cuts.