Medicaid reform doesn’t mean abandoning the disadvantaged. It’s the only way to preserve the program’s future — and protect them. Absent action, Medicaid may collapse under its own weight and crush those who need it most.
Medicaid costs taxpayers nearly $900 billion a year. That figure is on track to exceed $1 trillion by the end of this decade.
The entitlement is growing faster than the economy. That kind of growth is unsustainable — and risks shredding the safety net for those who need it most.
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To Save Medicaid, We Have to Cut It
Sally C. Pipes
Medicaid reform doesn’t mean abandoning the disadvantaged. It’s the only way to preserve the program’s future — and protect them. Absent action, Medicaid may collapse under its own weight and crush those who need it most.
Medicaid costs taxpayers nearly $900 billion a year. That figure is on track to exceed $1 trillion by the end of this decade.
The entitlement is growing faster than the economy. That kind of growth is unsustainable — and risks shredding the safety net for those who need it most.
Read the 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.