The Wall Street Journal highlights a crucial moment for Republicans regarding Medicaid reform, emphasizing the importance of addressing existing disparities in federal funding. The Medicaid expansion, facilitated by ObamaCare, has resulted in inequities that prioritize working-age adults over vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women. Furthermore, recent discussions indicate that proposed changes could significantly impact state funding, particularly in New York, where Medicaid costs are affected by federal payment structures. The article stresses the urgency for Republicans to seize this opportunity to implement necessary reforms before another chance may not arise for decades.
Republicans would be making a terrible blunder to let Democrats' fear-mongering about Medicaid reform intimidate them from fixing the program, warns The Wall Street Journal's editorial board.
The GOP can make the strong and accurate argument that fixing this bias in federal payments is shoring up the program to better serve the vulnerable.
These changes would be unlikely to reduce federal Medicaid spending for New York in absolute terms; they'd merely slow growth compared to current trends.
You won't find many voters who think the federal government should focus scarce health resources on working-age men over poor children and pregnant women.
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