Lawmakers must tackle the main drivers of out-of-control federal spending. That means reining in Medicare and Medicaid.
Enrollment in Medicaid has skyrocketed, largely due to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion and a pandemic-era prohibition on disenrolling people from the program. As of June 2023, Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program covered nearly 93 million people — a 60% increase relative to the pre-Obamacare figure .
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Congress must rein in spending by cutting costs in Medicare and Medicaid
Sally C. Pipes
Lawmakers must tackle the main drivers of out-of-control federal spending. That means reining in Medicare and Medicaid.
Enrollment in Medicaid has skyrocketed, largely due to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion and a pandemic-era prohibition on disenrolling people from the program. As of June 2023, Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program covered nearly 93 million people — a 60% increase relative to the pre-Obamacare figure .
Read the full article at the Washington Examiner
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.