Obamacare overhaul cuts Medicaid funding by $713 billion: Analysis

By Robert King

Published September 22, 2017 2:52pm ET

Obamacare overhaul cuts Medicaid funding by $713 billion: Analysis — The Graham-Cassidy bill would substantially cut Medicaid funding to states by $713 billion through 2026 and more than $3.5 trillion over the next 20 years, according to a healthcare consulting firm. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

A bill to overhaul Obamacare would substantially cut Medicaid funding to states by $713 billion through 2026 and more than $3.5 trillion over the next 20 years, a new analysis by a healthcare consulting firm found.

The analysis is of the Graham-Cassidy bill, which Republicans are calling their last shot at tackling Obamacare. Avalere Health is the latest to find that the legislation would result in major cuts in funding to all states.