(sigh) So, moments ago I received the following press release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled details on how states can apply to receive funding from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program created under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to strengthen health care across rural America. This unprecedented investment is designed to empower states to transform the existing rural health care infrastructure and build sustainable health care systems that expand access, enhance quality of care, and improve outcomes for patients.
Amusingly (and sadly), the link itself goes to the WhiteHouse.Gov page describing not the "Working Families Tax Cuts Act" (which doesn't exist) but rather the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" which is what Trump and Republicans insisted on calling it for months, right up until they realized that it's about as popular as a turd in a punchbowl, at which point they decided that simply rebranding it as a "tax cut" for "working families" will solve all their problems at the midterms next year.
Estimated Health Impacts of Almost $13 Billion Annually, Paralyzing Our Health Care System
1.5 Million New Yorkers Stripped of Health Care Coverage and Become Uninsured; Projected $8 Billion in Losses for New York’s Hospitals
Governor Kathy Hochul today joined U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres, local elected officials, doctors, and healthcare leaders to warn of the destructive ramifications of President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ “Big Ugly Bill” on New York State. The cuts imposed by Washington Republicans are expected to have a significant impact, with an anticipated nearly $13 billion affecting New Yorkers healthcare system. Additionally, approximately 1.5 million New Yorkers are projected to lose their health insurance coverage, while over 300,000 households are expected to lose some or all of their SNAP benefits.
