So what does this budget do to address our Broken and dysfunctional healthcare system. Well, hard to believe, but it makes a terrible situation even worse. By cutting Medicaid up by up to $880 billion, this legislation could force as many as 36 million Americans off the health care that they currently have. Now, right now, we've got 85 million Americans who are uninsured or underinsured. That number would soar. So, you know, low income working people don't have a lot of money. (07:46–08:03)
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Asserts that proposed legislation could cut Medicaid by $880 billion, affecting 36 million Americans.
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