Medicaid

Why do States try to cut Medicaid benefits instead of expanding them?

In 2012, PBS interviewed Phil Galewitz of Kaiser Health News. At that time, he said Medicaid consumes 10% of the federal budget and about 25% of each State’s budget. In that regard, not much has changed. If a State wants to cut taxes, or expand other programs, the Medicaid program is an easy target for fiscal conservatives.

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David McGuffey

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