Healthcare · 2025-04-29
Medicaid reductions in the House budget were merely waste and fraud
Misleading
Trump suggested large proposed Medicaid spending reductions could be achieved through waste, fraud and abuse.
What the evidence shows
The House budget framework called for reductions far larger than analysts considered plausible from fraud elimination alone; cuts could affect services and eligibility.
What happened next
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Assessment notes
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