AXIOS March 28, 2024
Former President Trump’s recent promise not to cut entitlement programs is notably silent on Medicaid — but GOP ambitions for shrinking the safety-net health care program could risk backlash similar to the party’s Obamacare repeal debacle.
Why it matters: Republicans who argue Medicaid has grown far too large are eyeing steep cuts to the program should the party win full control of Washington in November.
- While Medicaid was long seen as less “untouchable” than Medicare and Social Security, that began to shift with the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults.
Context: The Republican Study Committee, an influential group of House conservatives, released a budget last week that calls for converting Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement...
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