I have to believe that there is something else they can go after before Medicaid. Medicaid is for poor children, the poor elderly and the disabled. Medicaid is not fun, in fact, it's pretty lousy much of the time, but it's the only option some people have. I don't know of any private charities that provide the same, I have looked.
For example, I am disabled, my only income is social security disability. That's very little money every month, and this will probably be for the rest of my life (unless there is some miracle cure!). I'm young so I didn't have a lot of money saved up when I became disabled (at age 19). I can't afford to buy my own health insurance, not even close, plus pay for prescriptions and everything else. I hate Medicaid but I'm sick and have no other options.
There are a ton of things they should be cutting but won't.
"I hate Medicaid but I'm sick and have no other options."
I agree with you, also. There are people who genuinely need Medicaid & other social programs. Charities, religious & otherwise, may help, but usually they're not enough.
I am against eliminating social programs. Rather, there should be a way to curb abuses.
You can tell a society by how it treats its weakest members. The government should provide some kind of safety net. To those are able-bodied, I say: be grateful you don't need Medicaid . . . and pray you never do.
My besy friend is on SSDI and Medicaid, she broke her back about 6 years ago and can't work. She hates it too. Her choice of doctors is terrible, because many doctors won't take her because the gov't paperwork is outrageous. She has to jump through hoops to see a doctor, and many times ends up at the emergency room instead.