Government Executive: WASHINGTON — A Republican plan in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act threatens to slash the amount of federal Medicaid dollars going to states.
The legislation would revamp a funding structure for Medicaid that has been in place for about 50 years, creating a situation where states would have to either shoulder large new costs, or curtail the program by reducing eligibility, benefits or payments to health care providers.
Spending totaled around $532 billion during fiscal year 2015 on Medicaid, which provides access to health care for lower income Americans.
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