The Myths and Misinformation of Medicaid

Originally published by the Delaware Valley Journal.

Gov. Josh Shapiro isn’t pleased with the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB).

“Pennsylvania got screwed,” he recently told a crowd in York, Pa., citing his concerns about how the bill “slashed Medicaid.”

Contrary to the governor’s claim, Medicaid will still grow. Undoubtedly, the program’s baseline will shrink when OBBB goes into effect. However, the Congressional Budget Office found that federal Medicaid spending will still grow by 50 percent over the next decade.

Only in the world of politics can a multibillion-dollar spending increase be called “a cut.”

Read more at the Delaware Valley Journal.