{"id":2429962,"date":"2025-05-01T19:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T23:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-officials-warn-against-congressional-cuts-to-medicaid-for-the-district\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T23:31:14","slug":"dc-officials-warn-against-congressional-cuts-to-medicaid-for-the-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-officials-warn-against-congressional-cuts-to-medicaid-for-the-district\/","title":{"rendered":"DC officials warn against congressional cuts to Medicaid for the district"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-officials-warn-against-congressional-cuts-to-medicaid-for-the-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2429962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington, D.C. officials are raising concerns about potential cuts to Medicaid funding as Congress engages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gas-prices-shatter-prior-record-rise-to-average-6-05\/\" title=\"California Gas Prices Shatter Prior Record, Rise to Average .05\">budget discussions<\/a>. D.C. receives 70% of its Medicaid funds from the federal government, and a potential reduction in the Federal Medical Assistance percentage (FMAP) could severely impact the healthcare system in the district and surrounding areas.D.C.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">unique revenue structure complicates<\/a> its financial situation, as it cannot tax income earned by non-residents, leading to annual revenue losses of over $3 billion. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and other lawmakers have warned that cuts would destabilize healthcare not just for local residents but also for individuals traveling to or receiving care in the district. Mayor Muriel Bowser echoed these concerns, describing the proposed cuts as &#8220;one of the most cruel things.&#8221; As Republicans in congress face pressure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-seven-woke-spending-proposals-in-bidens-budget\/\" title=\"Here Are Seven Woke Spending Proposals in Biden&#039;s Budget\">make budget cuts<\/a>, they may need to consider the implications of reducing Medicaid or Medicare funding to meet fiscal targets.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC officials warn against congressional cuts to Medicaid for the district<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2043690\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House of Representatives\">House <\/a>contemplates cuts in budget talks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, officials are sounding the alarm on how cuts to the district&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House of Representatives\">Medicaid<\/a> funds could harm residents and have wider ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage determines the matching funds the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-government-pays-university-1-5-million-to-start-a-fight-club-for-genetically-modified-hamsters\/\" title=\"... Pays University .5 Million To Start A Fight Club For Genetically Modified Hamsters\">federal government pays<\/a> for Medicaid, with a minimum of 50% and a maximum of 83%. States with lower per capita incomes than the federal average tend to have a higher FMAP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3398475\/house-democrats-remove-themselves-impeachment-resolution-trump\/\">Four House Democrats remove themselves from Trump impeachment resolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3397667\/mike-turner-oversight-committee-markup-against-republicans\/\">Mike Turner sole Oversight Committee Republican to vote against budget reconciliation markup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3397604\/jason-smith-missouri-warns-largest-tax-increase-budget-fails\/\">Jason Smith warns Americans face &#8216;largest tax increase&#8217; if budget fails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The District of Columbia, which is not a state but a federal district, receives 70% of its Medicaid funds from the federal government, while the district covers 30% of Medicaid costs on its own. The higher permanent FMAP for D.C. was created in 1997 under the GOP Congress led by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, preventing the district from falling to the minimum rate of 50%.<\/p>\n<p>Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.&rsquo;s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Democratic Congress members from districts in Virginia and Maryland near D.C. expressed their concern in a letter to congressional leaders over reports that D.C.&rsquo;s FMAP could be reduced. The letter was sent to Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), a ranking member of the committee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such a change would be catastrophic, destabilizing the healthcare system of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region and beyond and impacting the hundreds of thousands of constituents who live, work, travel through, or receive care in D.C. each day. Notably, this includes Members of Congress and their staff, members of the administration, visiting dignitaries, and their families, as well as families across the country who rely on D.C.&rsquo;s specialized care,&rdquo; the lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/hoyer.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/hoyer.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/ncr-letter-to-e%26c-regarding-dc-fmap-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all depend on and expect our nation&rsquo;s capital to have a quality, responsive health care system. Efforts to weaken that system through cuts to Medicaid undermine the stability and resilience our region requires and would have reverberating effects across the country,&rdquo; the lawmakers continued.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers noted that the agreement was made because of Congress&rsquo;s &ldquo;unique revenue limitations on D.C.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congress imposes three main revenue limitations on D.C.: D.C. cannot tax income earned in D.C. by nonresidents, depriving D.C. of more than $3 billion in revenue per year; D.C. cannot permit buildings to exceed certain height limitations; and D.C. cannot tax its sizable federal property,&rdquo; the lawmakers said.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser also expressed concern at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dd79OT66rYs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"press conference\">press conference<\/a> Wednesday. She called cuts to Medicaid &ldquo;one of the most cruel things&rdquo; and discussed the effects they would have not only on D.C. but also on rural and poorer states. She said she believes &ldquo;those states and senators will make the case for maintaining their match&rdquo; as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3396033\/dc-rfk-stadium-deal-split-opinions-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"COMMANDERS STADIUM DEAL FACES SPLIT OPINIONS ON DC COUNCIL\">COMMANDERS STADIUM DEAL FACES SPLIT OPINIONS ON DC COUNCIL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Republicans have said they would not cut Medicaid, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3339526\/gop-must-cut-medicare-and-medicaid-to-meet-budget-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"have to cut funding\">have to cut funding<\/a> by $880 billion to meet the fiscal 2026 budget target.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The Congressional Budget Office&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/system\/files\/2025-03\/61235-Boyle-Pallone.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>&nbsp;some cuts to Medicaid or Medicare would be required to achieve the target for cuts<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2043690\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2043690\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D.C. officials caution against potential Medicaid cuts, warning of negative impacts on residents and broader consequences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2429963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eleanor-holmes-norton-dc-congress-march-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54445,50501,4606,11975,54446],"class_list":["post-2429962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-cuts","tag-dc-2","tag-healthcare","tag-medicaid","tag-officials-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eleanor-holmes-norton-dc-congress-march-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2429962"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429966,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429962\/revisions\/2429966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2429962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2429962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}