Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Democratic Party have been on a full-blown doom and gloom tour since President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” entered public debate. According to their press releases, social media blitzes, and fundraising emails, the legislation, which was signed into law on July 4, is supposed to unleash death, despair, and Medicaid destruction across the Mitten to hundreds of thousands of Michiganders.
There’s just one problem: no one in Michigan has actually lost their health care because of the bill.
In the past week (and beyond), the governor has claimed that hundreds of thousands of Michiganders will be left high and dry – stripped of Medicaid, SNAP, and Affordable Care Act coverage. But when Michigan News Source reached out to Whitmer’s office and the Michigan Democratic Party and asked for just one name of someone who has lost coverage, or the names of any hospitals that have closed, we got nothing but crickets back from them.
The figures of mass devastation cited by Democrats are based on projections from organizations like the Citizens Research Council of Michigan and the Kaiser Family Foundation. They are not case studies or records of individuals who have lost coverage. They are projections that estimate how many people could be affected by new eligibility checks and work requirements – “could” being the operative word.
Much of the messaging that the Democratic Party and left-wing media outlets use includes the phrase “at risk” to describe potential impacts that could bring harm to Michiganders. One such article comes from Michigan Advance which describes how the Michigan Democratic Party plans to highlight anyone in the state who loses coverage because of the Big Beautiful Bill.
In the article, they highlight Melissa Schroeder of Clare and her adult daughter, Kaylee, who has Down syndrome. Melissa expresses fears that Kaylee might lose her Medicaid coverage under the newly signed Trump tax bill. But in reading the article, you learn that Kaylee still has her insurance and no changes have taken effect. Their story, like others being promoted by Michigan Democrats, is rooted in speculation about what could happen, not in any confirmed loss of benefits.
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Author: Dillon B
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