Pallone warns of impact of health care cuts

Pallone warns of impact of health care cuts

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6th District) is working to sound the alarm about plans to slash Medicaid funding, saying it will have a devastating impact on health care in New Jersey. Last week, the House Budget Committee approved a budget resolution, including at least $880 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next ten years. Pallone said these cuts would jeopardize the health care of 1.7 million New Jerseyans and Community Health Centers (CHC…

Pallone warns of Medicaid cuts under Republican budget plan – Logan Hocking Times

One of the House’s leading Democrats on health care issues, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), is cautioning that if Republicans win a continuing budget battle, it could result in significant Medicaid funding cuts that would have disastrous effects on hospitals, community health centers, and other institutions. In order to outline Republicans’ objectives, Pallone, the leading Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, held a press confe…