,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #c1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,veasey submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
disapproval of the ,trump               
administration's harmful actions towards
 ,medicaid4  ,whereas ,medicaid and the 
,children's ,health ,insurance ,program 
7,,chip7 provide comprehensive1 quality 
health care to #ga million ,americans   
and children2 ,whereas ,medicaid        
expansion has provided coverage to      
millions of adults and reduced the      
uninsured rate for both adults and      
children2 ,whereas ,medicaid is a       
lifeline for some of our most vulnerable
 populations1 including children with   
complex medical needs1 people living    
with disabilities1 low-income seniors1  
and individuals with mental illness and 
substance use disorders2 ,whereas       
,medicaid expansion has improved access 

to diagnoses and treatment for people   
with life-threatening conditions1       
including cancer1 heart disease1 and    
substance use disorder2 ,whereas        
,medicaid expansion improves health     
outcomes and saves lives2 ,whereas      
research shows that ,medicaid expansion 
has saved at least #ai1jjj lives since  
#bjad2 ,whereas ,medicaid is the largest
 payer of behavioral health services in 
the country2 ,whereas ,medicaid is the  
largest payer of long-term services and 
supports1 including those provided in   
community-based settings2 ,whereas the  
opioid epidemic has claimed hundreds of 
thousands of lives1 and ,medicaid       
provides access to evidence-based       
treatment for individuals struggling    
with opioid use disorder2 ,whereas      
researchers found that ,medicaid        
expansion is linked to a #f-percent     
reduction in the opioid death rate1 an  
#aa-percent lower death rate for heroin1
 and a #aj-percent lower death rate for 
fentanyl2 ,whereas ,medicaid and ,,chip 

play a key role in maternity services1  
pay for nearly half of all births in the
 ,united ,states1 and provide access to 
prenatal and postpartum care2 ,whereas  
nearly all ,states and the ,district of 
,columbia provide ,medicaid coverage to 
pregnant women with incomes higher than 
minimum ,federal standards2 ,whereas    
maternal mortality rates have risen     
nationally and disproportionately affect
 women of color2 ,whereas access to     
health care can help prevent1 detect1   
and treat conditions that put women at  
increased risk for pregnancy-related    
complications2 ,whereas research shows  
that ,medicaid expansion improves       
postpartum care for women1 reduces      
maternal and infant death1 and reduces  
the likelihood a woman will experience a
 gap in coverage2 ,whereas rural        
hospitals are closing at an alarming    
rate1 jeopardizing access to care for   
the #bj percent of ,americans who live  
in rural areas1 including #ac1jjj1jjj   
children1 and research has found that   

,states that expanded ,medicaid had     
fewer rural hospital closures1 and that 
rural hospitals in those ,states        
experienced improved financial          
performance2 ,whereas ,medicaid         
expansion reduces medical debt for      
individuals receiving coverage1 which   
improves their individual and family    
financial security2 ,whereas once in    
office1 ,president ,trump has gone      
further than any ,president in the      
history of the program to make life     
harder for working families who rely on 
,medicaid for their health and          
well-being2 ,whereas the ,president has 
waged an unrelenting war on ,medicaid1  
making it easier for ,states to take    
coverage away and create barriers for   
reenrollment2 ,whereas1 on ,president   
,trump's watch1 the number of uninsured 
children has increased1 reversing years 
of declines1 largely as a result of     
substantial losses in ,medicaid coverage
 for children--many of whom remain      
eligible2 ,whereas under ,president     

,trump1 over #a1jjj1jjj children have   
lost ,medicaid and ,,chip coverage and  
over #gej1jjj adults have lost ,medicaid
 coverage2 and ,whereas1 despite        
,president ,trump's campaign promise    
that he would save ,medicaid1 his       
administration has-- 7#a7 issued        
guidance to allow ,states to cap their  
,medicaid funding through a block grant1
 putting the financial viability of the 
,states' programs at risk and taking    
coverage and access to health care away 
from our citizens2  7#b7 proposed       
regulations to roll back access         
standards put in place to ensure        
beneficiaries receive the care they     
need2  7#c7 issued guidance to allow    
,state ,medicaid programs to restrict   
access to prescription drugs by adopting
 closed formularies2  7#d7 proposed     
massive1 annually compounding cuts in   
,federal funding to the program in      
direct contradiction to an explicit     
campaign promise2 and  7#e7 allowed     
,states to institute policies that have 

resulted in people improperly losing    
,medicaid coverage3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that it is the sense of the ,house 
of ,representatives that-- 7#a7 the     
illegal actions taken by the ,trump     
administration to undermine the         
,medicaid program1 including beneficiary
 protections1 are a cruel attack on a   
program that provides for the health and
 well-being for some of our most        
vulnerable citizens2  7#b7 the ,trump   
administration should immediately       
withdraw its illegal block grant        
guidance and cease its campaign to      
undermine and weaken ,medicaid2 and     
7#c7 the ,trump administration should   
uphold its responsibility to faithfully 
execute the law1 including the ,medicaid
 ,act1 and cease any and all efforts    
that threaten the care of the millions  
of ,americans who rely on ,medicaid4