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Cuts to Medicare would heap medical costs on working poor in US

In the US there is growing discontent over the Republican Party’s plans to drastically cut “Medicaid”.

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Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Washington

In the United States, there is growing discontent over the Republican Party’s plans to drastically cut “Medicaid”, which provides a small but vital amount of healthcare to the nation’s poor.

The cuts are in-line with President Donald Trump’s controversial efforts to drastically reduce the size of the central government. Ramin Mazaheri has more from Washington DC.