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Medicare 101 after Trump says feds “can’t take care” of it
Episode 477
Published 2 weeks ago
Description
President Trump recently said it was "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicaid and Medicare, despite a White House budget proposal that boosts defense spending to $1.5 trillion.
On today's show:
Maya Goldman, healthcare reporter at Axios, unpacks what that means for the millions of Americans who rely on those programs and the states who'll have to fill the gaps.