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Republicans have passed President Trump's One Big, Beautiful bill, but is it built on bad faith stereotypes? The legislation guts funding for Medicaid, and for a long time Republicans have been attacking the program as sort of welfare for moochers. Who exactly are these moochers? And could it be you? Brittany is joined by <a href="https://ccf.georgetown.edu/author/joan-alker/">Joan Alker</a>, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, and <a href="https://www.jamilamichener.com/">Jamila Michener</a>, professor and author of <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/fragmented-democracy/9A69DF1567190EF38883D4766EBC0AAC">Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism and Unequal Politics</a> to understand how stereotypes about who deserves health insurance affect us all. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

Think the Medicaid cuts don't affect you? Think again.

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Think the Medicaid cuts don't affect you? Think again.

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