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Medicaid sufferers brace for brand new administration
Incoming President Trump has pledged to maintain Medicare and Social Safety intact. He hasn’t mentioned a lot, or something, about what occurs to Medicaid. However to pay for promised tax cuts, with out compromising these behemoth applications, some Republicans are eyeing Medicaid reforms that would see deep cuts to who’s eligible and what’s coated, STAT’s Timmy Broderick experiences.
Whereas Republican lawmakers haven’t launched detailed Medicaid plans, we are able to have a look at first-administration proposals and folks near the transition, who’ve accused this system of waste and fraud. The primary Trump administration, and different GOP lawmakers in each Washington and state governments, have floated work necessities, block grants, and spending caps for enrollees.
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