VIRGINIA - New reporting from The Virginian-Pilot highlights the devastating fallout of the proposed Medicaid cuts for Virginians. As thousands are at risk of losing access to affordable healthcare, Winsome Earle-Sears has stayed silent and refused to comment on her position. 

“As Republicans in Congress threaten cuts to Medicaid putting thousands of Virginians’ access to affordable healthcare at risk, Winsome Earle-Sears has stayed silent instead of speaking out against the cuts. Virginians deserve a leader who will fight for them and Sears must explain why she refuses to,” said DPVA Spokesperson Maggie Amjad.

The Virginian-Pilot: Here’s how proposed federal cuts to Medicaid could impact Virginians

• The massive tax cut and immigration bill narrowly advanced by House Republicans this week would have sweeping impacts to Medicaid users, including Virginians.
• U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat, also spoke at the committee meeting. “After weeks of statements from Republican members that the budget they voted for twice does not cut Medicaid, this bill will rip away health care from millions of Americans who use Medicaid and makes health care expensive for everyone,” he said. 
• The proposed legislation also excludes Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid. Jamie Lockhart, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia estimated about 25,000 people statewide are served by Planned Parenthood health centers.  
• Virginia Medicaid, called Cardinal Care, and Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, together cover nearly 1 in 4 Virginians.
• The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates at least 8.6 million people could become newly uninsured by 2034 as a result of Medicaid spending cuts proposed under President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill.”