The news is awash with dire predictions of whether or whe Trump or DOGE will cull the Medicaid rolls.

“Millions could lose health insurance,” warns Newsweek. “Medicaid on the chopping block,” is the CBS News headline.

Florida, meanwhile, has already cut more than 1 million from its Medicaid rolls.

It is noteworthy that these publications accurately report that health insurance was or will be cut, not health care. Journalists often conflate the two out of ignorance, leading people to believe that you must have insurance to receive medical care, or that coverage equals care.

Coverage — that is, possession of health insurance — most certainly does not guarantee timely medical care. People without insurance can still get care, and people with insurance often do not.

Average people understand the difference between coverage and care. A recent Emory University........

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