Healthcare spending is at the center of conflict between Democratic and Republican budget proposals in the House and Senate.
While a proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) repeals the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA), including Medicaid expansion and subsidies for buying insurance through health insurance exchanges, the budget proposal from Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) includes $275 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
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