The uninsured rate for children is rising. So Congress, with its 10% approval rating is considering, to make that even worse.
Just a year after cutting Medicaid by more than $900 billion to pay for tax cuts for the corporations and wealthy individuals, there is talk of a Budget Reconciliation 3.0. The purpose would be to put Medicaid (and thereby, children’s health) back on the chopping block for further cuts in order to pay for the Department of War.