BOSTON (SHNS) – A key piece of a federal spending cut and tax relief plan that’s on the move in Washington could result in Massachusetts losing more than $1 billion annually and hundreds of thousands of Bay Staters losing health coverage, according to the Healey administration.
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced its share of a legislative package featuring hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts, mostly to Medicaid, as well as significant reforms to policy areas such as artificial intelligence and climate investments.
A MassHealth official who provided information on background said Wednesday that a high-level assessment of the proposal found it could cut federal dollars to Massachusetts by more than $1 billion annually. It could also take health care coverage away from “hundreds of thousands” of Massachusetts residents, according to the official…