CT Lawmakers exceed the budget cap, shoring up Medicaid

State lawmakers are foregoing budget caps to fund Medicaid.

But with Medicaid relying on two primary funding sources–and U.S. lawmakers poised to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”--the future of low-income healthcare programs is uncertain.

Today on The Wheelhouse, America’s brittle social safety net hangs in the balance.

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• Lisa Hagan, Federal Policy Reporter, CT Mirror and CT Public
• Joan Alker, Reporter, Georgetown University
• John Henry Smith, Host, All Things Considered, CT Public

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