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California Medicaid Spending Offers Rich Environment for GOP Scrutiny

Federal Medicaid cuts need not jeopardize health care for poor Californians.
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California Medicaid Spending Offers Rich Environment for GOP Scrutiny
A patient at a free clinic talks with a doctor about her health issues via a telemedicine machine in Orange, Calif., on June 21, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Marc Joffe
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Congressional Republicans are searching for spending cuts to comply with their new budget blueprint, and California’s Medi-Cal program is a target. There is little doubt that the federal government can reduce its support for the state’s version of Medicaid without jeopardizing essential health care for poor Americans living in California.
Marc Joffe
Marc Joffe
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Marc Joffe is a fellow at California Policy Center. He has previously covered California High-Speed Rail for Reason Foundation and the Cato Institute, where he was a federalism and state policy analyst. After a long career in the financial industry, including a senior director role at Moody’s Analytics, he transitioned to policy research, having worked until recently at Reason Foundation. Joffe’s research focuses on government finance and state policy issues.
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