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Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Nearly Half of America’s Kids
Regardless of the form cuts to the public insurance program take, the result will be worse health for about 37 million children.
Children will pay the price.
Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images EuropeRepublican lawmakers claim their proposal to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid is designed to protect the country’s most vulnerable — that by focusing on work requirements, they’re simply eliminating waste from the bloated program and ensuring the money goes to those who truly need it.
In reality, anyone who relies on public insurance could be affected, including about 37 million kids, nearly half of all American children.