Analysis: Congressional Republicans considering medicaid cuts that could affect millions

Analysis: Congressional Republicans considering medicaid cuts that could affect millions

Submitted by mike kraft on

Republicans weigh cuts to Medicaid that could dramatically affect millions President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress are weighing steep cuts to the Medicaid health program as part of a wide-ranging budget package that also would cut taxes and raise spending on defense and border security. Andy Sullivan Reuters
  • Summary:
  • -- Republicans eye significant cuts to health program that covers 83 million Americans
  •  --Considering work requirements, excluding immigrants, reducing federal share of costs
  • -- Supporters for the Obamacare Medicaid expansion say it has led to the lowest uninsured rate in U.S. history
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