The Washington Post

By: Juliet Eilprin

Lower-income children would have their federal health benefits cut sharply under President Trump’s proposed budget, which analysts say could reverse gains that have pushed uninsured rates for this vulnerable population below 5 percent.

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Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, said Tuesday that Trump’s proposed budget “represents a very, very serious threat in the progress this country has made in covering children.”

“There’s no question we would make a U-turn on that progress,” Alker said. “It’s just a question on how sharp a U-turn would be.”

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