GOP eyes health-spending cuts to fund Iran war
TL;DR
House Republicans are weighing offsets from federal health programs—potentially cutting ACA subsidies and other Medicare payments—to help finance a budget bill up to $200 billion for funding a war in Iran and immigration enforcement. The plan could reduce subsidies, raise out-of-pocket costs for some enrollees, and save more than $30 billion; discussions are in early stages, with moderates wary and Democrats ready to attack. Any legislation would likely use reconciliation to bypass a Senate filibuster, aimed for a 60–90 day timeline.
- GOP weighs health care cuts to pay for Iran war Axios
- Republicans Plot Healthcare Cuts to Fund Trump’s War The Daily Beast
- Johnson says supplemental Pentagon funds ‘probably’ in reconciliation as Senate moves forward The Hill
- Republicans Flirt With Kicking Americans Off Health Care to Fund Iran War Rolling Stone
- Budget reconciliation bill to target ‘fraud’ in means-tested programs, chairman says Roll Call
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