Bracing for Medicaid Cuts
A Republican budget blueprint that’s moving through Congress would cut $880 billion, largely from the Medicaid program that serves people with low incomes and disabilities. In Louisiana, where 1 in 3 people are covered by the federal health care program, the cuts could force hospitals, nursing homes and other private care providers to shut their doors. Invest in Louisiana’s Jan Moller and Courtney Foster discuss the far-reaching consequences of gutting Medicaid.
