It should be a basic foundational principle that it’s wrong to cut health care for the working poor. Trump has said it time and again. Over 20% of Missourians are on Medicaid, including hundreds of thousands of children. Time for Congress to get the message

The real scandal? Medicaid’s bloated bureaucracy lets Big Pharma price-gouge while failing frontline care. Over 20% of Missourians trapped in a broken system proves D.C.’s priorities are upside down. Cutting waste isn’t about slashing care—it’s about redirecting funds from middlemen and fraud to patients. Federal audits show Medicare overpaid $60B last year alone due to billing scams and administrative rot. When hospitals charge $50 for a Tylenol while bureaucrats rubber-stamp $100M in duplicate paperwork, the working poor pay the price. Fix the corruption, fund clinics directly, and watch coverage costs plummet.

What's wrong with the picture in which we have over 20% of our citizens that cannot provide for themselves?

Cutting Medicaid funding is not the same as cutting Medicaid benefits. Senator, you may find yourself on the wrong side of a primary if you don't back Trump.

The fraud, waste & abuse DOGE discovered needs to be cut.

Time to abolish the program completely.

I'm confused by your remarks Josh. Why make a statement that implies there may be an intent to cut medicaid when there is not. I live in Missouri and I certainly hope you intend on voting yes for the Big Beautiful Bill. Summary of key portions of the Medicaid portion of the bill. 1. The bill introduces mandatory "community engagement requirements" for able-bodied adults without dependents. Eligible Medicaid beneficiaries must participate in at least 80 hours per month of work, education, or community service to maintain coverage. This provision is intended to encourage self-sufficiency and reduce dependency on public assistance, though it may result in coverage losses for those unable to meet the requirements. 2. The legislation eliminates a 5% increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that was provided to states during the COVID-19 public health emergency. This reduction aims to return federal funding levels to pre-pandemic baselines. 3. Medicaid beneficiaries with incomes above 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL) would be required to pay co-payments for certain services. This is designed to offset program costs and encourage cost-sharing among higher-income enrollees. Here is the pdf of the medicaid portion of the proposed bill.

If you cover the citizens of the USA and not illegals there will be not medicaid cuts for the "working poor".

Honestly Josh the country is fucking broke and there are a lot of us that have stopped caring about entitlements. You are losing the plot, and you will lose your seat.

They are NOT cutting Medicaid. They’re adding work requirements for those who are able to work and asking states to require more frequent requalification.

You act like Medicaid has no fraud. Just like EVERY government program, it's there. You find it. You cut it.