US States Slash Medicaid

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US states are imposing major cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program for low income Americans jointly funded with the federal government.

The cuts are being enacted in response to huge budget deficits in states throughout the country and a sharp increase in enrollment fuelled by the unemployment crisis.

Cuts in Medicaid services are a critical component of the attempts by the US corporate and financial elite, led by the Obama administration, to slash government health care costs and reduce care.

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