Becky Ludwick foresees a spike in the number of Pennsylvanians without health insurance if a bill passed by the U.S. House this week moves forward.
House committees have spent months developing the 1,000-plus-page legislation. It outlines a variety of House Republican priorities, including tax cuts for individuals and businesses and work requirements to receive food assistance.
One of the most significant changes proposed in the bill is a nearly $700 million cut to the Medicaid program.
“(The bill) has the largest Medicaid cuts in the program’s history,” said Ludwick, vice president of public policy for nonprofit Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children.
“It’s really trying to achieve savings by taking health care away from millions of people, including children.”