The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million people,

One of the most contentious issues now being debated in Congress is over Medicaid, the 60-year-old program that covers health care costs for people who otherwise couldn‘t afford it. Earlier this week,

Republicans are looking to cut Medicaid. That could disproportionately impact Americans under the poverty line and children.