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GOP Sen. Disputes Kellyanne Conway’s Claim that Senate Bill Doesn’t Cut Medicaid

“These are not cuts to Medicaid,” Conway said.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins disputed top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway’s assertion that the Senate health care bill does not cut Medicaid. “I respectfully disagree with her analysis,” Collins, a moderate, said on ABC’s This Week, adding that she has “serious concerns” about the legislation as written and wants to see the Congressional Budget Office’s official score. The bill would, over time, phase out the extra Medicaid funding that was allocated to states through the Affordable Care Act. “These are not cuts to Medicaid,” Conway said on This Week. “This slows the rate for the future and it allows governors more flexibility with Medicaid dollars because they're closest to the people in need.”