In the House, even with conservatives and moderates largely aligned on the idea of cutting Medicaid, passing those cuts in the massive reconciliation bill would be a political feat for Republican leaders, particularly when you consider how different factions of the House GOP want different cuts greatly varying in scope.
But in the Senate, passing any substantial Medicaid reductions won’t be so easy.
On Monday, Sen. Josh Hawley penned a blistering op-ed in The New York Times urging Republicans to abandon Medicaid cuts, drawing on President Donald Trump’s declaration last week that Republicans “are doing absolutely nothing to hurt Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Nothing at all.”