Top Republican opposes Medicaid cuts but says it has 'inefficiencies' - Washington Examiner

Top Republican opposes Medicaid cuts but says it has 'inefficiencies' - Washington Examiner

A top House Republican on healthcare said he’s opposed to Medicaid cuts, although he believes the program has “a lot of inefficiencies” and could be optimized. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, spoke with Politico at its Health Care Summit on Wednesday. “I’m not for cuts in Medicaid,” Buchanan said before adding, “There are a lot of inefficiencies. We’ve got to find a way to … do things better for les…