{"id":363850,"date":"2026-08-02T16:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/in-the-states-donald-trump-and-republicans-cruel-healthcare-cuts-are-leaving-americans-in-crisis-and-debt\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:36:16","slug":"in-the-states-donald-trump-and-republicans-cruel-healthcare-cuts-are-leaving-americans-in-crisis-and-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=363850","title":{"rendered":"IN THE STATES: Donald Trump and Republicans\u2019 Cruel Healthcare Cuts are Leaving Americans in Crisis and Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week marked the 61st anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, serving as a stark reminder that Donald Trump and Republicans are doing everything in their power to drag American families into a healthcare crisis. Trump and Republicans\u2019 Big Ugly Bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/allocating-cbos-estimates-of-federal-medicaid-spending-reductions-across-the-states-enacted-reconciliation-package\/\">cut<\/a> Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion \u2014 the largest cut to healthcare in history \u2014 while their refusal to extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits has already skyrocketed insurance premiums by nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/us.list-manage.com\/cWIj7tav0LZ?e=928e22e616&amp;c2id=2e0434a8fe9505e978d20bc0e64fde75\">60<\/a>% this year. And if that weren\u2019t harmful enough, the Trump administration just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/trump-administration-plans-end-medicare-drug-plan-subsidy-wsj-reports-2026-07-28\/\">announced<\/a> it would end Medicare Part D subsidies, raising prescription drug costs for millions of Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Let\u2019s be clear: <\/strong>Donald Trump and Republicans would gladly shutter hospitals and deny working families medical care if it meant shoving more money into the pockets of their billionaire friends and donors. Democrats are fighting back against Republicans\u2019 constant attacks on healthcare and are working to expand access to care, lower costs, and make life more affordable.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In Illinois: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kfvs12.com\/2026\/07\/30\/southern-illinois-physicians-nurses-patients-speak-out-against-medicaid-medicare-cuts\/\">KFVS<\/a>: Southern Illinois physicians, nurses and patients speak out against Medicaid and Medicare cuts<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In Kentucky: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lex18.com\/news\/covering-kentucky\/ky-mom-speaks-out-on-medicaid-cuts-after-son-with-autism-loses-benefits-costs-top-30-000\">LEX 18<\/a>: \u2018Just trying to survive\u2019: KY mom speaks out after son with autism loses Medicaid benefits<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In Maine: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themainemonitor.org\/hospitals-brace-medicaid-cuts\/\">Maine Monitor<\/a>: Maine hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In Michigan: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/2026\/07\/27\/earlier-lifeline-for-rural-hospitals-faces-test-under-big-beautiful-law\/\">Michigan Advance<\/a>: Earlier lifeline for rural hospitals faces test under \u2018Big Beautiful\u2019 law<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In Missouri: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/opinion\/article316704474.html\">Kansas City Star<\/a>: One Big Beautiful Bill\u2019s Medicaid cuts are about to hit Missouri hard | Opinion<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In Nebraska: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/31\/nx-s1-5913947\/medicaid-trump-work-requirements-big-beautiful-bill-nebraska\">NPR<\/a>: In Nebraska, Americans begin to lose Medicaid under Trump\u2019s work rules<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In New Jersey: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/opinion\/2026\/07\/nj-lost-29-hospitals-in-three-decades-now-medicaid-cuts-could-claim-more-opinion.html\">NJ.com<\/a>: N.J. lost 29 hospitals in three decades. Now Medicaid cuts could claim more | Opinion<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In New York: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/local\/democratic-leaders-in-buffalo-criticize-medicaid-cuts-one-year-after-trump-bill-became-law\/71-f8f24ab4-4556-46e8-9319-99dc27f70ebf\">WGRZ<\/a>: Democratic leaders criticize Medicaid cuts during Buffalo visit<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>In Virginia: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2026\/07\/27\/rural-virginia-has-been-kind-to-the-gop-yet-trumps-gop-allows-rural-healthcare-to-suffer\/\">Virginia Mercury<\/a>: Rural Virginia has been kind to the GOP, yet Trump\u2019s GOP allows rural healthcare to suffer<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Nationwide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/healthcare\/trump-administration-to-end-medicare-drug-plan-subsidy-76d255d1\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>: Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Nationwide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/30\/business\/aca-obamacare-health-insurance.html\">New York Times<\/a>: Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Nationwide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2026\/07\/29\/trump-medicaid-healthcare-coverage-hiv-aids-black-latino-asian-america\/\">Ms Magazine<\/a>: Who\u2019s Paying the Price for Trump\u2019s Medicaid Cuts? Communities of Color and People Living With HIV<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Nationwide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2026\/07\/maternity-ward-closures-battleground-states\/\">The 19th<\/a>: As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marked the 61st anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, serving as a stark reminder that Donald Trump and Republicans are doing everything in their power to drag American families into a healthcare crisis. 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