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CT Lawmakers exceed the budget cap, shoring up Medicaid

CT Lawmakers exceed the budget cap, shoring up Medicaid

Update: 2025-05-28
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State lawmakers are foregoing budget caps to fund Medicaid.

But with Medicaid relying on two primary funding sources–and U.S. lawmakers poised to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”--the future of low-income healthcare programs is uncertain.

Today on The Wheelhouse, America’s brittle social safety net hangs in the balance.

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CT Lawmakers exceed the budget cap, shoring up Medicaid

CT Lawmakers exceed the budget cap, shoring up Medicaid

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