STAT+: What does Medicaid look like in a second Trump presidency?

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Medicaid patients brace for new administration 

Incoming President Trump has pledged to keep Medicare and Social Security intact. He hasn’t said much, or anything, about what happens to Medicaid. But to pay for promised tax cuts, without compromising those behemoth programs, some Republicans are eyeing Medicaid reforms that could see deep cuts to who is eligible and what is covered, STAT’s Timmy Broderick reports.

While Republican lawmakers have not released detailed Medicaid plans, we can look at first-administration proposals and people close to the transition, who have accused the program of waste and fraud. The first Trump administration, and other GOP lawmakers in both Washington and state governments, have floated work requirements, block grants, and spending caps for enrollees.

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