Medicaid expenditures totaled more than
$805 billion
in 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s a
9.6% increase
compared with 2021.
The data are the latest indication of just how big
Medicaid
has become. And that’s no accident. For years, progressives have advanced policies that have nudged millions more people onto the program’s rolls — to the detriment of taxpayers and the truly needy.
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Consider Obamacare, which expanded Medicaid to adults making
up to 138%
of the federal poverty level, or
about $20,000
for an individual in 2023. On average, the 40 states and Washington, D.C., that opted for expansion have enrolled
50% more
people and spent about
one-third
more than originally expected, according to research from the Paragon Health Institute.
During…
