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Medicare 101 after Trump says feds “can’t take care” of it

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast by WNYC Studios

Apr 7, 202600:31:34Society & Culture

President Trump recently said it was "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicaid and Medicare, despite a White House budget proposal that boosts defense spending to $1.5 trillion. On today's show: Maya Gol...

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Medicare 101 after Trump says feds “can’t take care” of it is an episode from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast by WNYC Studios. President Trump recently said it was "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicaid and Medica...

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President Trump recently said it was "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicaid and Medicare, despite a White House budget proposal that boosts defense spending to $1.5 trillion. On today's show: Maya Goldman , healthcare reporter at Axios, unpacks what that means for the millions of Americans who rely on those programs and the states who'll have to fill the gaps.

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Published Apr 7, 2026 and 00:31:34 long