Medscape March 3, 2025
Congress is wrestling with how deeply to cut Medicaid, the government health program that covers about 72 million Americans and accounts for one-fifth of US healthcare spending.
To preserve tax cuts passed in President Donald Trump’s previous term, the Republican-controlled House last week passed a bill proposing to slash federal spending by $880 billion over the next decade. Medicaid is the prime target, health policy experts say, as Republicans have resisted slashing Medicare and Social Security.
Amid growing political backlash from state leaders and constituents, some Republicans are urging a more cautious approach. House speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), whose state has nearly a third of its residents covered by Medicaid, said last week that certain approaches to cutting...
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