Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid Takes Shape: Matthew Yglesias

Democrats say that House Republicans voted last week to enact huge cuts to Medicaid. Republicans say they did no such thing. As a matter of procedure, Republicans are telling the truth. As a question of substance, Democrats are right.

The mismatch stems from one of the many oddities of the budget reconciliation process. To delve into the weeds for just a paragraph: The US Senate has 53 Republicans, which is two more than a majority, but they can’t pass much legislation because Senate rules — designed to protect the rights of the minority — require a minimum of 60 ...