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Brett Guthrie’s “Victory” is Rural Kentucky’s Loss

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Brett Guthrie is out here celebrating like he just handed every working family in Kentucky a golden ticket. He calls the new Republican-backed bill a “victory” and claims it “protects the most vulnerable” while “cutting waste.” But let’s be honest: this isn’t a victory. It’s a betrayal . A betrayal wrapped in talking points and tied up with a flag pin. Medicaid Reform? More Like Medicaid Gutting Guthrie says the bill “secures Medicaid for those who need it most,” but let’s read between the lines. What he really means is: cut off Medicaid for people who are poor, working-class, or too sick to meet some arbitrary definition of ‘deserving.’ He’s parroting the tired lie that Medicaid is overrun with “able-bodied adults who choose not to work.” In reality? Many of those adults are working  in jobs that don’t offer insurance Others are in school, caregiving, or living with untreated mental illness And let’s not forget rural Kentuckians who can’t drive 30 miles to the neares...