Democrats in Congress are trying to derail the budget with deceptive claims that the GOP plan has “deep cuts” in Medicaid.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich notes that Medicaid spending rises EVERY YEAR and $168 billion over the next decade in this budget.

Does that look like a “cut” to you?

We wish there WERE deep cuts.

We’ve previously reported as much as 25% of Medicaid outlays are improper payments.

California expects $119 billion in federal Medicaid funding in the upcoming fiscal year, more than the entire budget of the state of Florida.

Medicaid spending is up over 50% in the past five years, and Republicans are only proposing that annual increases going forward be slightly slower than the Democrats prefer. This program needs a chainsaw