Republicans shouldn’t shy away from their proposals to reform Medicaid. They’re doing what it takes to preserve the program for those who need it most.
Congressional Republicans are trying to figure out what to do with Medicaid. Nearly 80 million Americans get health coverage through the entitlement. In California, one in three residents has Medi-Cal, the Golden State’s version of Medicaid.
Congress will have to rein in the program at some point. Spending on the entitlement has roughly doubled each of the last five decades. Enrollment is 7.6 million people higher today than it was at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawmakers must find ways to scale back Medicaid. They can start by returning it to its original intent: providing health coverage to vulnerable people who cannot provide for themselves.
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Medicaid can’t survive without spending cuts
Sally C. Pipes
Republicans shouldn’t shy away from their proposals to reform Medicaid. They’re doing what it takes to preserve the program for those who need it most.
Congressional Republicans are trying to figure out what to do with Medicaid. Nearly 80 million Americans get health coverage through the entitlement. In California, one in three residents has Medi-Cal, the Golden State’s version of Medicaid.
Congress will have to rein in the program at some point. Spending on the entitlement has roughly doubled each of the last five decades. Enrollment is 7.6 million people higher today than it was at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawmakers must find ways to scale back Medicaid. They can start by returning it to its original intent: providing health coverage to vulnerable people who cannot provide for themselves.
Read the entire op-ed here.
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.