There are plenty of opportunities to make Medicaid healthier for patients and taxpayers alike.
We can’t afford to spend another $900 billion before taking them.
During his confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the incoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, posed a key question about the nation’s largest health insurance program.
“Do you think all that money, the $900 billion we’re sending to Medicaid every year, has made Americans healthy?” he asked.
The answer is a resounding “no.” It’s long past time to rein in Medicaid spending and refocus the program on the disadvantaged Americans it was created to help.
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.
No, $900B in Medicaid Spending Is Not Making Americans Healthier
Sally C. Pipes
There are plenty of opportunities to make Medicaid healthier for patients and taxpayers alike.
We can’t afford to spend another $900 billion before taking them.
During his confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the incoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, posed a key question about the nation’s largest health insurance program.
“Do you think all that money, the $900 billion we’re sending to Medicaid every year, has made Americans healthy?” he asked.
The answer is a resounding “no.” It’s long past time to rein in Medicaid spending and refocus the program on the disadvantaged Americans it was created to help.
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.