Op-Ed: Protect Medicaid Funding—Protect Our People and Our Healthcare Economy
Local news outlets have reported that the House-approved Fiscal Year 2027 budget reduced the Governor’s proposed Medicaid subsidy from $6 million to $3 million — a 50 percent reduction.






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