@pkhuns.bsky.social
Yes, this! We end up paying more for worse outcomes.
"In this way, Medicaid isn’t just a safety net for the poor—it’s an invisible subsidy for everyone. When it shrinks, costs don’t disappear. They move to households, employers, local governments, school systems, ERs, jails. Everyone pays."
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The Word Games That Enable Medicaid Cuts
We don’t call it Medicaid in many states, and we use euphemisms for what are in reality cuts. That endangers the system, a health care regulator writes.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Yes, this! We end up paying more for worse outcomes.