Overview

• The Congressional Budget Office projects that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will slash $900 billion to $1 trillion from Medicaid funding over ten years.
• An estimated 11 to 15 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage under the act and hospital revenue cuts could total $665 billion.
• Montefiore Nyack and Westchester hospitals warn that funding shortfalls may force cuts to services, staffing and budgets in Lawler’s district.
• On Morning Joe, Lawler repeatedly dismissed CBO and hospital association projections as "bunk" and accused state officials of parroting partisan talking points.
• Sen. Claire McCaskill and host Joe Scarborough pressed Lawler on who would shoulder emergency care costs for those unable to meet new work and verification requirements.