Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 82 million Americans. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images by Jane Tavares, UMass Boston and Marc Cohen, UMass Boston Republicans in Congress intend to cut about US$880 billion in federal health care spending. One of their primary targets is Medicaid. That government program covers 82 million Americans with health … Continued

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