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The Medicaid program may get an overhaul this year, as Congress pursues the deep spending cuts needed to balance the budget, and governors seek greater control of the program. Supporters of dramatic Medicaid reform say it is essential to curbing runaway entitlement growth, and giving states the flexibility they need to achieve greater efficiencies in the delivery and financing of care. Skeptics contend that deep cuts will jeopardize health care coverage for millions of poor children and families, and slash already parsimonious payments to providers.
由于国会寻求实现平衡预算所需的大幅开支削减，且州长们希望对该计划有更大控制权，医疗补助计划今年可能会进行全面改革。大幅医疗补助改革的支持者表示，这对于遏制失控的福利增长以及给予各州在医疗服务提供和融资方面实现更高效率所需的灵活性至关重要。怀疑者则认为，大幅削减将危及数百万贫困儿童和家庭的医疗保健覆盖范围，并大幅削减对医疗服务提供者本就微薄的支付。
