Rep. Derrick Van Orden: "Citizens have the right to peacefully protest, I just wish they knew what they were talking about. There have been no cuts to Medicaid or Medicare."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 8, 2026
(He's lying — the "Big Beautiful Bill" cut $1 trillion from Medicaid.) pic.twitter.com/oy5ag9kbpc
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) falsely claimed, “There have been no cuts to Medicaid or Medicare,” even though Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill (2025 Budget Reconciliation Act) cuts Medicaid and Medicare, which Van Orden himself supported on social media when it passed.
Johns Hopkins confirmed the cuts to Medicaid and Medicare:
The law, which the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates will result in up to 15 million more people without health insurance in 2034, includes over $1 trillion in spending cuts to health care through 2034. ”It is the biggest cut to our social safety net in history,” says Liz Fowler, PhD ’96, JD, distinguished scholar in Health Policy and Management.
The majority of the cuts impact federal support for Medicaid, the public insurance program that helps cover medical costs for low-income families, older adults, and people with disabilities. The law also changes who is eligible to receive Medicaid and Medicare benefits or access Affordable Care Act plans—which, Fowler says, could increase health care costs for all Americans…
GA: About 40% of Medicare beneficiaries receive low-income subsidies, a cost-sharing program within Medicare Part D that makes prescription drugs more affordable. This law reduces the amount of the premium support these beneficiaries receive. This means LIS recipients will pay more for prescriptions.
Liz Fowler: Medicare Savings Program (MSP) enrollments will also be affected. A 2023 CMS rule that was set to take effect this past fall would have streamlined the process for enrolling in an MSP and retaining coverage. This legislation blocks that rule from being implemented until 2034. This delay will impact low-income individuals who need this cost-sharing support to afford things like prescription drugs, medical supplies, hospital stays, and nursing facility care.
UC Berkeley for Public Health adds:
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) into law on July 4, 2025. Among other provisions, the bill raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion annually and also makes a 15% cut to Medicaid spending, according to KFF…
Some adults over age 65 are also predicted to lose dual Medicaid coverage that helps them pay for Medicare cost-sharing…
(Sources: Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley, X)