Trump budget targets programs that protect children
“Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program could see their budget cut nearly in half over the next decade. The budget includes over $610 billion in cuts to Medicaid and CHIP on top of more than $800 billion in cuts included in the American Health Care Act, the GOP plan to repeal and replace key elements of Affordable Care Act that has already passed the House. Thanks to Medicaid and CHIP, the proportion of uninsured children has fallen to a record low of about 6 percent. Close to 40 percent of children depend on these bipartisan programs for access to life-saving medical care. Rolling back these programs will have devastating consequences on America’s sickest and most vulnerable children.”