Pappas, Goodlander Hold Roundtable Discussion on Medicaid Cuts Impact on NH Hospitals and Health Care
Earlier this week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) held a roundtable discussion at St. Joseph Hospital with President John Jurczyk and staff about the harmful impact of the Republicans’ so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” This legislation makes devastating cuts to Medicaid funding that is critical for New Hampshire hospitals and their ability to provide care to patients.
“The health care cuts contained in the Big Ugly Law will have severe repercussions across New Hampshire communities, from our hospitals to our rural health care centers to our nursing homes. I joined leaders and staff of St. Joseph Hospital to talk about these impacts and what it means for their operations and ability to provide care to patients,” said Congressman Pappas. “I'm thankful for all they do for Granite Staters and the way they continue to meet the needs of patients across southern New Hampshire.”
“The Trump Administration is making the biggest cuts to healthcare in American history. For what? To pay for another big tax giveaway to billionaires and big corporations. These GOP healthcare cuts are going to jack up healthcare costs for everyone in New Hampshire,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “Hardworking people will feel the pain and pay the price, and that includes hardworking healthcare providers like the team at St. Joe’s Hospital. From Nashua to the North Country, I’ll never stop working to protect your healthcare.”
President Trump and Republicans’ Big, Ugly Law made deep cuts to health care and food programs for working families to cover the cost of $5 trillion in tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. It will leave an estimated 15 million Americans uninsured, including more than 46,000 Granite Staters; trigger $500 billion in cuts to Medicare; increase monthly out-of-pocket costs for families and leave more Americans with overwhelming medical debt; defund Planned Parenthood, leaving more than 1.1 million women without access to needed care like cancer screenings and birth control; and kick millions of Americans off SNAP, leaving them unable to put food on the table – all to give tax breaks to billionaires and big Pharma.
Background:
In response to the passage of the Republicans’ reconciliation bill, Pappas and the New Hampshire delegation held a press conference at Waypoint to highlight the harmful impacts of the bill on New Hampshire. Last month Pappas also met with staff and residents of Hillsborough County Nursing Home to discuss the Republican’s law and its devastating cuts to Medicaid funding will harm New Hampshire nursing homes and patient care.
Pappas voted against Republicans’ reconciliation bill every time it came to the floor. Pappas filed two amendments to the Senate-passed Republican reconciliation bill to protect Granite Staters’ access to Medicaid and food assistance and to prevent Congress from passing the burden of cuts to these programs onto the state; neither was adopted.
In February, Pappas held a roundtable with New Hampshire health care advocates and community leaders to highlight the devastating impact the Republican budget would have on New Hampshire residents’ access to health care and local community health centers’ ability to serve their patients. In April, he held another discussion to highlight the negative impact the legislation would have on people who access care through the Medicaid program and New Hampshire’s Medicaid Expansion. Pappas spoke on the floor several times in opposition to the reconciliation bill and on behalf of his constituents on Medicaid and SNAP.