Econ Battle Zone: Budget Showdown
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Creative Crossroads: Medicaid and National Debt in Song and Dialogue
This chapter presents a creative approach to understanding Medicaid spending by using country music, as a speaker teams up with a Nashville band to compose a song about historical budget shifts. It highlights the evolution of Medicaid's budget share, landmark events like the Affordable Care Act, and features an economist discussing the implications of national debt.
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