Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
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71 percent of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts: Poll
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Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension
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