Democrats are pouncing on the Medicaid provisions of the Senate health-care bill, saying Republican “cuts” to the program would decimate the nation’s health-insurance safety net. These attacks are overblown. The Medicaid provisions of the bill are not perfect, but they point in the right direction. The Senate bill, called the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), makes two main changes to Medicaid ...

June 26 2017

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The GOP Is Right: Medicaid Needs Fundamental Reform

James Capretta

Democrats are pouncing on the Medicaid provisions of the Senate health-care bill, saying Republican “cuts” to the program would decimate the nation’s health-insurance safety net. These attacks are overblown. The Medicaid provisions of the bill are not perfect, but they point in the right direction. The Senate bill,...

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