Six decades in, it’s time to stop treating Medicaid as untouchable. Through genuine reform, we can preserve the program for those actually in need—and ensure taxpayers are no longer forced to bankroll a failing system.
Today, Medicaid turns 60. But this will be no diamond jubilee.
What began in 1965 as a modest safety-net program has ballooned into the largest health entitlement in the country, covering nearly 80 million Americans, costing close to $900 billion a year, and delivering poor value for both patients and taxpayers.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law earlier this month, will address some of Medicaid’s biggest flaws. But it’s left many others in place.
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Medicaid At 60: A Safety Net In Need Of Serious Repair
Sally C. Pipes
Six decades in, it’s time to stop treating Medicaid as untouchable. Through genuine reform, we can preserve the program for those actually in need—and ensure taxpayers are no longer forced to bankroll a failing system.
Today, Medicaid turns 60. But this will be no diamond jubilee.
What began in 1965 as a modest safety-net program has ballooned into the largest health entitlement in the country, covering nearly 80 million Americans, costing close to $900 billion a year, and delivering poor value for both patients and taxpayers.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law earlier this month, will address some of Medicaid’s biggest flaws. But it’s left many others in place.
Read the op-ed in Forbes.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.