Sanders' Dire Warning: Medicaid Cuts Could Result in Thousands of Deaths

Proposed Republican Medicaid Cuts Spark Outrage: Sanders Warns of 'Thousands of Deaths' Washington, D.C. - Senator Bernie Sanders has issued a stark warning about the potential consequences of proposed Republican cuts to the Medicaid program. Sanders claims that these cuts, which include a $35 co-pay for many recipients, will result in the deaths of 'thousands and thousands of low-income and working people' because they will be unable to access necessary healthcare. "When you throw 13 million people off of health insurance, when you raise co-payments for poor people, it is a death sentence," Sanders stated in a recent interview with MSNBC. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that over 13.7 million Americans could lose health insurance under the proposed cuts. This alarming projection underscores the gravity of Sanders' concerns and the potential for a significant humanitarian crisis. The debate over Medicaid cuts is expected to continue, with advocates for the poor urging Congress to reject the proposed changes.