The article critiques the House Republican budget proposal that aims to save $1.2 trillion, especially the $880 billion reduction from Medicaid, claiming these cuts threaten social services. However, it argues that with well-crafted reforms targeting waste and improper eligibility, savings can be achieved without negatively impacting vulnerable populations. The article highlights the contradiction of rising Medicaid enrollment despite decreasing poverty rates and suggests repealing certain eligibility verification measures and curbing the Medicaid provider tax gimmick to realize substantial savings for taxpayers.
After all, since 2013, the number of Americans living in poverty has fallen by 10 million. Yet during that time Medicaid's monthly enrollment has leaped from 54 million to 79 million.
Essentially this rule forced states and the federal government to continue providing benefits to families whose income has risen high enough to graduate out of this anti-poverty program.
Medicaid could also save up to $720 billion over the decade by curtailing, or even banning, a practice known as the Medicaid provider tax gimmick.
It is not hyperbolic to call this fraud, as states exaggerate their Medicaid spending levels in order to claim additional, unearned federal reimbursements.
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