COVID-19 makes it clear: Medicaid block grants will make everyone worse off

The Hill

The Trump administration prepares for the best instead of the worst. … Furthermore, Medicaid is countercyclical — increasing in size and scope when the economy turns downward. The federal matching rate, which has been increased under the emergency COVID-19 relief package, injects dollars into state economies. As Edwin Park from Georgetown University Center for Children and Families explains, it helps people get health care coverage, paying providers, nursing homes, and hospitals in communities all over the country. (Kane, 4/4)

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