Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities: Statement on proposed cuts to federal Medicaid and SNAP

Today, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee is holding a mark up hearing on its proposal to cut at least $715 B in federal spending from Medicaid. The proposal would be the largest cut to Medicaid ever. The initial Congressional Budget Office estimates this proposal will result in at least 13.7 million people losing health coverage. The amount of cuts and number of peop...