{"id":499,"date":"2017-06-09T13:47:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T21:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthconsumer.org\/?p=499"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:35:12","slug":"ahcas-medicaid-cuts-harm-elderly-disabled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthconsumer.org\/es\/ahcas-medicaid-cuts-harm-elderly-disabled\/","title":{"rendered":"AHCA&#8217;s Medicaid Cuts Would Harm the Elderly &#038; Disabled"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id499_877c87-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id499_877c87-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id499_877c87-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:790px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id499_877c87-3c{background-color:var(--global-palette9, 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