Krugman: Why Republicans can’t afford to cut Medicaid benefits.
The incidence of the flu is approaching recon levels. Vaccination rates are down.
Argument: one-third of Medicare spending is waste.
Prices insurers pay for common medical procedures are all over the map.
The Krugman article on Medicaid is very well-written.
Huge numbers of Medicaid recipients do not vote, I suspect, so the
Republicans might get away with cutting the program.