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Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

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Republicans once maligned Medicaid . Now some see a program too big to touch.

Mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown nears.

Republicans are turning their attention to siphoning as much as $880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade to help finance $4.5 trillion in tax cuts.

Republicans are not looking at serious ways to drive down the cost of health care, a health expert says.

Medicaid is a significant part of the federal budget and a contributor to the nation's growing debt.

“The only reason for the cuts right now is to pay for the tax cuts,” he says.