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Will the working-class GOP really cut health insurance?

President Obama’s key legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act – or ‘Obamacare’ – is facing renewed attack from Republicans as they seek spending cuts to offset large-scale tax reductions. Over 20 million people are now enrolled with Obamacare’s Medicaid provision, a federal programme subsidised by the US states. To balance the books, Medicaid could, potentially, face a $138bn cut in funding, but this move risks alienating some of the Republican party’s core working-class constituents.

Source: thehill.com –

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