Legislature Calls on Congress to Work with States on Medicaid

Stephanie Grace: Lawmakers say don't cut Medicaid. The state's members of Congress should listen.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Sen. Bill Cassidy all served in the Louisiana Legislature. When current lawmakers tell them Medicaid cuts would harm the state, they should know enough to listen, columnist Stephanie Grace writes.

Legislature calls on Congress to work with states on Medicaid

In the legislative session’s final hours, Louisiana lawmakers called on Congress to halt sweeping federal Medicaid cuts and instead work with states to reform the program in a measured and collaborative way.

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