West Virginia MetroNews, Beckley Register-Herald – West Virginia officials are watching what could happen if a financial framework for the federal government makes major changes to Medicaid.
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The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution this past week that could open the door to $880 billion in cuts to spending with Medicaid as a big possibility for those dollars. The U.S. Senate has not yet agreed.
Overall, the resolution mandates $2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years. Of that, the The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been assigned to find $880 million in savings, and one of the biggest programs under its authority is Medicaid.
