Health Care Experts: Medicaid Is Most Important Issue Harris, Trump Aren’t Talking About

By Jalen Brown / September 26, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Although Medicaid policy hasn’t been a major focus in either presidential election campaign so far, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump likely would bring to the White House sharply contrasting visions for the program -- with Harris advocating for expanding coverage to reach more low-income Americans, and Trump previously supporting work requirements for nondisabled people to reduce federal spending, limiting program expansion and kicking off undocumented immigrants. Neither candidate mentioned Medicaid during the debate this month, and...


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