The idea by president-elect Donald Trump to change how Medicaid coverage for poor Americans is financed by giving block grants of money to states will face a tough time becoming a reality.
Medicaid, which is jointly funded by federal and state tax dollars, covers more than 73 million Americans . The block grant idea would essentially set spending limits and hopes to save money “without federal overhead,” according to Trump’s seven-point healthcare reform proposal. But there are problems with his idea to dramatically alter what has become the nation’s largest health insurer, according to analyses beginning to emerge since Trump’s election.
