Senator Baldwin Launches “Hands Off Medicaid Tour”

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is launching her “Hands Off Medicaid Tour” to call out President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ plan to slash Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. At each stop, Senator Baldwin will be joined by individuals and families who rely on Medicaid and hear firsthand about what taking away that care would mean to their health and wellbeing.

“Republicans are planning to rip away health care from Wisconsin grandparents, kids, and loved ones on Medicaid – all to pay for new tax breaks for billionaires,” said Senator Baldwin. “I’m launching my ‘Hands Off Medicaid Tour’ because sharing the stories of the real people who will have their care taken away is more important than ever. We need to show the President and Congressional Republicans what cuts to Medicaid would mean to Wisconsinites, show them that their tax cut for their wealthy friends will be life or death to some Wisconsinites, and show them we are fighting back.”

The first stops of the “Hands Off Medicaid Tour” include:

• La Crosse on Monday, March 17, 2025
• Eau Claire on Tuesday, March 18, 2025
• Madison and Racine on Thursday, March 20, 2025
• Waukesha on Friday, March 21, 2025

Details of each event will be released at a later date.

Republicans are planning deep cuts to Medicaid that will jeopardize the coverage of 72 million Americans. In Wisconsin, over 1.2 million are enrolled in Medicaid. About 1 in 3 children in both Wisconsin’s rural and metro communities have Medicaid coverage. More than 300,000 kids under age 19 are members of BadgerCare Plus or another Wisconsin Medicaid program.

Across the country, Medicaid covers nearly half of all children, 31.5 million, over 8.3 million seniors, and around 15 million people with disabilities. Medicaid also pays for 6 out of 10 residents in nursing homes, with 5.6 million Americans counting on Medicaid for their long-term care bills and Medicaid paying for over half of long-term care in the United States. Severe cuts to Medicaid will also jeopardize rural hospitals and clinics’ ability to keep their doors open. Over 12 million rural Americans rely on Medicaid for health care.

An online version of this release is available here.

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