Huffington Post

By; Jonathan Cohn

The Trump administration is back with a new initiative that could make it harder for some low-income Americans to get health care.

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But if some state officials try, as several conservative ones seem inclined to do, and if the courts allow it, as perhaps some conservative judges will decide they should, then some adults now on Medicaid could struggle more with medical bills and have a harder time getting the health care they need. “While this initiative is being pitched as an option for states that will give then needed flexibility, don’t be deceived,” says Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. “The Trump Administration has been perfectly clear about their desire to cap and make huge cuts to Medicaid. … The new flexibilities will be options to establish new barriers to getting or keeping coverage, or to limit benefits in new ways.”

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