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Medicaid, the country’s 60-year-old health insurance program that covers over 70 million Americans, primarily those of limited financial means and who live with disabilities, is suddenly in jeopardy of losing up to $2.3 trillion in funding over the next decade as part of President Trump and House Republicans’ efforts to slash the federal deficit for the sake of bankrolling tax cuts and border security measures.
If, in fact, legislators pass precipitous cuts to Medicaid, which has been a cornerstone of the American health care system ever since President Lyndon Johnson signed it into law in 1965 as part of his Great Society program, the adverse effects won’t just be felt by disadvantaged Americans finding themselves bereft of this precious lifeline.
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