FACT CHECK: Gabe Evans Voted For The Largest Cuts to Medicaid in History

Evans’ vote could kick 200,000 Coloradans off their health care

BERTHOUD, CO– Gabe Evans lied about his voting record tonight. On the debate stage with Manny Rutinel, Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 8th district, Evans falsely claimed he did not cut Medicaid.

Here are the facts: Evans voted for the OBBBA, which included the largest Medicaid cuts in history and has hurt Coloradans across the state and in CO-08. Approximately 200,000 Coloradans could lose their health care due to Evans’ vote, and at least three rural hospitals in the district are at risk of closing due to Evans’ ‘life-threatening vote.’

Instead of protecting access to affordable health care for working families, Evans voted to give billionaires permanent tax breaks.

This is not the first time Evans lied about his cuts to health care. Evans falsely promised that there would not be any cuts to ‘people who need it most.’ But one in four people in CO-08 rely on Medicaid and thousands of patients who are served by at-risk hospitals are at risk of losing access to care.

“Gabe Evans keeps lying about his record because he can’t admit to the people who elected him that he went to Congress and slashed their health care so he could give tax breaks to his billionaire friends. Coloradans can’t afford another term of Gabe Evans’ price-hiking agenda,” said Alex Terr, spokesperson for Manny for Colorado. “Like many Coloradans, Manny Rutinel grew up in a family that relied on Medicaid and knows how vital these programs are for working families in Colorado. When elected, Manny will fight from day one to reverse these devastating cuts and ensure that every Coloradan can afford the health care they need.”