There'll be more catastrophic fallout from the #TrumpMusk's regime's plan for privatization, after they cut #Medicaid.
The US' 1st comm health CENs *CHCs—neighborhood clinics -don't turn away uninsured patients, & charge sliding-scale fees -formally piloted by Pres LBJ's War on Poverty. Congress started to fund them federally, & successive admins pushed to expand the program. There're >1000 in the US, providing #health services for ~32M ppl/yr -incl 1/3: children.
#USPol
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/medicaid-health-center-funding-freeze-gop/
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