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Cuts to Medicaid mean difficult choices for states

by David Brancaccio, Chris Farrell and Ariana Rosas

Despite being run by the states, roughly 70% of Medicaid funding comes from the federal government.

Rural communities would be hit especially hard by cuts to Medicaid, where many hospitals and area residents depend on the program.

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