What Do the Proposed Medicaid Cuts Mean for the US Healthcare System? Medicaid. You’ve likely heard of it, but do you really know how it works? It’s not just a program for low-income families. Medicaid provides a critical safety net for seniors in nursing homes, people with disabilities, pregnant women, and children. It also fills gaps that Medicare cannot cover, like long-term care services in nursing homes. With more than 70 million Americans relying on Medicaid, any changes to the program ripple out, often in unexpected ways. Now, House Republicans…
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