Come January, Republicans must work to reduce fraud in the program and make it more affordable, less wasteful, and more focused on patients genuinely in need of help.
Few components of America’s healthcare system are more in need of reform than Medicaid, the joint federal-state public health plan for low-income Americans. And with Republicans set to control the House, Senate, and executive branch next year, there’s finally a chance to address the program’s considerable problems.
The most serious is cost. In 2023 alone, total spending on Medicaid exceeded $880 billion. That’s up from $806 billion the year before, an increase of more than 9%.
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Medicare Reform Can Wait No Longer
Sally C. Pipes
Come January, Republicans must work to reduce fraud in the program and make it more affordable, less wasteful, and more focused on patients genuinely in need of help.
Few components of America’s healthcare system are more in need of reform than Medicaid, the joint federal-state public health plan for low-income Americans. And with Republicans set to control the House, Senate, and executive branch next year, there’s finally a chance to address the program’s considerable problems.
The most serious is cost. In 2023 alone, total spending on Medicaid exceeded $880 billion. That’s up from $806 billion the year before, an increase of more than 9%.
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.