Medicaid Advocates Say Critics Use Loaded Terms To Gain Edge in Congressional Debate By Phil Galewitz March 7, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-words-language-debate-public-opinion-house-budget/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--qTGcGTYlTDFShejF53sRDpj0Cuw6RlmzMznAitwaNcTZW_DEJvwcFXDnIxS-eDA3SYHt7h-rVtlIcA-f6BuKKhYWazA&_hsmi=350623992&utm_content=350623992&utm_source=hs_email Medicaid Advocates Say Critics Use Loaded Terms To Gain Edge in Congressional Debate By Phil Galewitz As policymakers in Washington debate potentially steep funding cuts to Medicaid, Republicans are using terms such as “money laundering” and “discrimination” to make their case. Language experts and Medicaid advocates say their word choice is misleading and designed to sway the public against the popular program.