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Does Tom Barrett Approve of Nearly 400,000 Michiganders Losing Health Care Coverage?

Bridge Michigan: “Provisions of the [Republican budget] bill would…result in 239,000 to 398,000 Michiganders losing Medicaid coverage”

As Tom Barrett prepares to deliver a crucial vote for his party’s extreme plan that will cut Medicaid to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, Michiganders deserve to know:

Does Tom Barrett approve of nearly 400,000 Michiganders losing their health care? 

New reporting from Bridge Michigan highlights what Republicans’ extreme plan would mean for Michigan, including…

  • Up to nearly 400,000 Michiganders losing their Medicaid coverage.

  • Further jeopardizing the 1 in 5 of Michigan’s rural hospitals that are already at risk of closing.

  • $1.9 billion hole in Michigan’s budget.

  • An additional $75 million in oversight costs.

DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Voters will remember that Tom Barrett put their health care on the chopping block so he could make Michiganders pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.”

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