When asked about the federal cuts to Medicaid in the Senate Trumpcare bill, which would devastate nursing homes throughout Pennsylvania and result in seniors losing access to care, Paul Mango defended the bill and said, “There aren’t any cuts. There are no cuts in Medicaid, ok?”
“Why is self-proclaimed health care expert Paul Mango defending the Senate’s disastrous version of Trumpcare that will kick seniors out of their nursing homes?” said Beth Melena, communications director for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. “Paul Mango is lying through his teeth about the impact Trumpcare will have on seniors in Pennsylvania, and they will not forget his deception. Paul Mango should be ashamed of his support of a bill that will put the seniors of Pennsylvania in danger.”
BACKGROUND
Hank Baughman [20:35]: “I don’t fully understand this, but even some Republicans are sounding the alarm that Medicaid is in deep trouble with this new federal health bill.”
Paul Mango [21:00]: “There aren’t any cuts. There are no cuts in Medicaid, ok?” [Hank Baughman Show, 6/23/17]
“Nursing-home executives are intensifying their opposition to the Senate’s health-care overhaul, concerned that the proposed multibillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid would gravely wound the industry….‘This is the biggest threat that the sector has faced in at least 20 or 25 years,’ said Mark Parkinson, [American Health Care Association] president.” [Wall Street Journal, 6/27/17]
“The Senate bill would reduce federal spending on Medicaid by $772 billion over the next decade, according to an analysis released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Monday.” [Wall Street Journal, 6/27/17]