Editorial: Trump offers the wrong fix for Medicaid's shortcomings
Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor, is one of the costliest, if not the costliest, program that states operate. Total Medicaid spending by states and the federal government, which covers more than 60% of the claims, neared $600 billion in fiscal 2018; in California alone last year, Medicaid spending topped $100 billion.
One reason the program is so pricey is the vast number of people it covers: more than 71 million as of October, or roughly one of
