Chris Jacobs wrote an article for The Federalist yesterday titled "The Media Deploy A Cadre Of ‘Experts’ and ‘Advocates’ to Lie About Medicaid."
He continued, "But the American people aren’t stupid. Many see right through the media bias, which might explain why trust in the mainstream press continues to fall."
If you think Trump is taking away your Medicaid, think again.
Be informed, not misled.
Jacobs begins with, "At 11:56 a.m. last Tuesday, the United States Senate voted to pass its version of the 'big, beautiful' budget reconciliation bill, sending it back to the House. Exactly 30 minutes later, this headline appeared: 'Senate megabill marks biggest Medicaid cuts in history.'”
Really?
Not really.
More on that in a moment.
Jacobs has already written extensively about Medicaid.
Back in March, he wrote, "Democrats call any reduction in government spending a ‘cut.’ Republicans shouldn’t fall for it."
He said, "There are numerous reasons why conservatives shouldn’t talk about a budget reconciliation bill as 'cutting' Medicaid — and those reasons go far beyond the fact that the House-passed budget resolution itself mentions 'Medicaid' not at all. The resolution calls for the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in deficit reduction over 10 years. While the text does not mention Medicaid, the list of programs within the committee’s jurisdiction suggests that much of those savings will end up coming from Medicaid and/or Medicare."
Rather than playing semantic games that “Medicaid” doesn’t appear in the budget resolution, which will only come back to bite conservatives when they have to outline specific deficit reduction proposals, policymakers should instead make an affirmative case for reform. The policies being envisioned would not “cut” Medicaid but rather slow the growth of a program that has exploded beyond recognition over the last several years.[ Thanks to President Biden]
Here's the bottom line on Medicaid.
The most recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) economic baseline, released early this year, tells the story. According to CBO, federal spending on Medicaid will total $656 billion in the current fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30. Over the upcoming decade (2026 through 2035), federal Medicaid spending will total nearly $8.6 trillion.
Simple math indicates that, if federal Medicaid spending remained at current-year levels over the decade, it would total $6.56 trillion. Instead, CBO says federal Medicaid spending over that period will total $8.6 trillion, or over $2 trillion more than if program spending remained flat.
Even if the House Energy and Commerce Committee generates its entire $880 billion in directed deficit reduction from within Medicaid, the program will still grow by more than $1 trillion over the coming decade. If that constitutes a “cut,” I would hate to see what “growth” means.
The Left is lying about people losing their Medicaid. Those who will lose it are those who should not be getting it in the first place, freeloaders and illegals.
Medicaid is not being "cut." The explosive growth is not going to be sustained. It will still be growing.
The media lies with their words and with their silence.
Back to the first words of this blog:
At 11:56 a.m. last Tuesday, the United States Senate voted to pass its version of the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, sending it back to the House. Exactly 30 minutes later, this headline appeared: “Senate megabill marks biggest Medicaid cuts in history.”
These words were published by The Hill.
It’s worth examining this article in detail to explore the various tactics the media employ to try and, well, deceive people into accepting the leftist perspective. It may not surprise you to realize that what the media don’t write about is as important as what they do.
Chris Jacobs contacted The Hill and asked Nathaniel Weixel, who wrote the article, a simple question: “Did you or any of your colleagues write on CBO [the Congressional Budget Office] increasing its Medicaid baseline by $817 billion — or 12 percent — in January compared to just last June?”
They did not respond.
But the bias doesn’t end there. Weixel’s Medicaid story includes all manner of cues designed to tilt a reader’s bias toward the leftist perspective.
Only Leftist “Experts” Consulted: The story quoted analysts from the Center for American Progress, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Kaiser Family Foundation. While Weixel described CAP as “Democratic-aligned,” he neglected to mention that the other two foundations also have a leftward slant; while not as outwardly partisan as CAP, they definitely have an ideology behind them. Of course, he didn’t quote any policy experts who support Medicaid reform.
Politicians versus “Experts:” Rather than quoting conservative analysts who can speak to the merits of reforming Medicaid, Weixel instead used a generic quote about the legislation from President Trump, followed by a quick rebuttal that “experts … say … the legislation would enact an unprecedented reduction” in Medicaid. Of course, only some “experts” take the view that said reduction will cause harm — but Weixel didn’t bother to quote any who disagree. A variation on this trick has the reporter describing one side’s position — “Republicans argue that …” — allowing him or her to characterize, or mischaracterize, policy views without giving voice to any of the people who hold them.
“Advocacy” Bias: In addition to using the term “experts” to describe the leftists claiming the legislation will harm Medicaid, Weixel also trots out a similarly loaded term: “advocates.” The left and the media use this term frequently. One will almost never hear the term used to describe someone conservative, who “advocates” for less spending — or protecting the unborn, for instance. Instead, the media invariably apply the term to someone promoting more taxes, more spending, and more welfare — more government control, in other words.
Takeaway
The so-called news media in America are nothing more than an extension of the Leftist, Democrat, and Cultural Marxist views taught to our children in public education under the guise of "education."
Taxpayer-funded National Public Radio has 87 Democrats and no Republicans in editorial positions at its Washington headquarters.
Organizations like The Hill, Politico, The New York Times, and most others aren’t far behind.
Many, especially the elderly, are fearful that these benefits will be taken away from them.
President Trump is not "cutting" Medicaid or Medicare. He's cutting back its explosive growth rate in recent years under the Biden Administration. Billions have been spent on illegal aliens who should not have been here in the first place.
The media is manipulating public perception for political gain. And their political party is not the Republican Party.
Don't be deceived.
Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Engaged. Be Mindful. Be Prayerful.