Medicaid Crisis: System Flaws, Not Just Cuts
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- Proposed Medicaid reductions are raising alarms among hospitals and trade groups, who warn of dire consequences for access to care and financial stability.
Medicaid Cuts Highlight Broken Healthcare Business Model
Updated June 10, 2025
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to the media in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Proposed Medicaid reductions are raising alarms among hospitals and trade groups, who warn of dire consequences for access to care and financial stability. However, some experts argue that these cuts are merely a symptom of a larger, systemic problem: a broken healthcare business model that squanders resources.
The debate centers not just on funding shortfalls, but on the inefficiencies that make even basic healthcare coverage seem