Medicaid is GOP target in 2018

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Medicaid is GOP target in 2018
BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL - 12/29/17 05:51 PM EST

Medicaid could face crucial tests in 2018 at both the federal and state levels.

Republicans in Congress failed in their attempts earlier this year to impose drastic cuts to the program as part of ObamaCare repeal, but GOP lawmakers could try again next year.

The tax bill that President Trump recently signed into law is projected to add $1 trillion to the federal deficit, making cuts to Medicaid an even more tempting target for some conservatives.

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has said he wants to bring down entitlement spending, saying in December that “health-care entitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid are the big drivers of debt.”

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/366728-gop-could-push-medicaid-cuts-in-2018