Gist Healthcare Podcast

Congressional Republicans Mull Massive Healthcare Spending Cuts

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By J Carlisle Larsen
1 min readJan 27, 2025
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A document making the rounds in Congress outlines trillions of dollars in potential federal spending cuts to pay for an extension of tax cuts put into place during President Trump’s first term. And Healthcare makes up a sizable part of the proposed cuts. Michael McAuliff, politics and policy reporter for Modern Healthcare, joins host J. Carlisle Larsen to talk more about what healthcare programs could face spending cuts and reactions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. 

You can find Michael’s recent article about the proposed healthcare cuts here.

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J Carlisle Larsen

J. Carlisle Larsen

Vice President, Senior Producer

J. Carlisle Larsen, JC, is Vice President, Senior Producer for Kaufman Hall. Her responsibilities include breaking down healthcare business and policy news. Prior to joining Kaufman Hall, JC spent 10 years working in the Midwest WDET-FM (Detroit’s NPR Station) and Wisconsin Public Radio covering a wider range of topics, from social issues to healthcare politics. Her work has appeared on...