What: The New York Times looks at what the second Trump administration and Republican Congress might do to Medicaid, the national health insurance program that covers just over 40% of births in the United States and 40% of children. One big goal? Cut spending on the program to pay for tax cuts that will benefit the wealthiest Americans most.

Key line: “Some of the changes are being proposed as a way to pay for a law that would extend the tax cuts from the first Trump administration, most of which benefited corporations and wealthier Americans. The policies might slash funding for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion — which added roughly 23 million people to the program — or require that many enrollees work in order to receive benefits.”

Source: New York Times // https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/health/medicaid-cuts-republican-congress.html