Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?

Congress returns from spring break next week and will get to work crafting a bill that would cut taxes and boost immigration enforcement — but that also could cut at least $880 billion over the next decade from a pool of funding that includes Medicaid. Some Republicans, however, are starting to question the political wisdom of making such large cuts to a program that provides health coverage to so many of their constituents.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging the requirement that most private insurance cover certain preventive services with no out-of-pocket cost for patients.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
01:40 – Medicaid Cuts
05:28 – ACA
09:17 – Preventative Care/Braidwood
14:00 – Vaccines
18:14 – HHS Cuts
21:43 – RFK Jr. Autism Registry
23:00 – RFK Jr. Food Dyes
26:00 – DOJ Letters to Medical Journals
28:56 – Colorado Transgender Youth
36:37 – Maple Syrup Research
38:01 – Gov. Desantis Medicaid Donation
39:00 – Ireland Pharma Industry Tariffs

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