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Dime President Obama's policies to death with the ultimate goal of dismantling almost all of his accomplishments, as well as to eviscerate Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Last year the tenants of this same Ryan plan was celebrated by the GOP as the "Pathway to Prosperity" campaign — cutting spendi

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re to those who already have a lot. And if you want a strong piece of evidence in favor of that cynical view, look at the current state of play over Medicaid." Some background: Medicaid, which provides health insurance to lower-income Americans, is a highly successful program that's about to get bigger,

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more: Trump could quickly doom ACA cost-sharing subsidies for millions of Americans Trump turns to conservative tacticians to run HHS and Medicare, Medicaid Trump names Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary Ariana Eunjung Cha is a national reporter. She has previously served as the Post's bureau chief in

ana Eunjung Cha is a national reporter. She has previously served as the Post's bureau chief in Shanghai and San Francisco, and as a correspondent in Baghdad. W Follow @arianaeunjung The Post Recommends HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019216 --- PAGE BREAK --- Opinion Inside the coming war between the United States