Medicaid Cuts Still Are On The Table. How They Could Affect Seniors

In a seemingly off-the cuff television remark, President Trump said he’d protect Medicaid from government spending cuts. Don’t count on it, especially since at nearly the same time, and after dithering for months, Trump endorsed a draft House Republican budget framework that anticipates cuts of as much as nearly $900 billion in Medicaid over the next decade.

Supporters of deep Medicaid cuts have two goals: to help pay for tax cuts and to end what they say is widespread abuse by requiring recipients to work. More than 90 percent of non-disabled Medicaid recipients already work. But their pay is low, or they work part time, often because they are caring for loved ones.