MEDICAID MOVES

As part of reconciliation, Republicans must find $880 billion in Medicaid savings through 2035. Talk about tough. Currently Medicaid covers 72 million people. Fraud is estimated to be maximally $31 billion/year. Work requirements might save $100 billion over a decade. Reducing the 9:1 match ratio would save $561 billion through 2035, but states would have to cover the lost federal money, and 75% of Americans like Medicaid including most Republicans.