Gist Healthcare Podcast

Funding Cuts to Medicaid Could be on the Horizon

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By J. Carlisle Larsen
1 min readFeb 24, 2025
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Budget Committee Republicans have tasked the Energy and Commerce Committee with finding $880 billion in cuts to federal healthcare spending. Though the committee has jurisdiction over many programs, it notably oversees Medicare Part B and Medicaid spending. Matthew Fiedler, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins host J. Carlisle Larsen to talk about the news and why most of those potential spending cuts could come from Medicaid. 

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J Carlisle Larsen

J. Carlisle Larsen

Media Production Director

J. Carlisle Larsen (JC), is Media Production Director at Vizient. Her responsibilities include breaking down healthcare business and policy news.