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Medicaid, Food Aid Recipients Worry About Safety Net Cuts in Bill Sent to Trump
- On July 3, Congress passed a budget bill that cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and scales back food assistance for low-income families, affecting millions.
- The Republican deficit reduction plan aims to cut nearly $1 trillion over a decade, offset with large tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals and corporations, driven by fiscal pressures and budget balancing goals.
- The $336 billion in Medicaid cuts come mainly from work requirements, paperwork, and provider tax changes, affecting millions including 7.2 million seniors and 4.8 million younger beneficiaries, as per official estimates.
- States must cut benefits, limit eligibility, or raise taxes as federal Medicaid cuts of nearly $1 trillion and nursing home staffing rule repeal worsen care worker shortages.
- Advocacy groups target 26 vulnerable Republican lawmakers to flip four votes before the December 2026 work requirement deadline, potentially shaping U.S. policy for years, according to statements #6 and #81.
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President Trump’s tax and spending bill just passed in the House of Representatives and is now on its way to his desk to become law. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the legislation (aka the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) will cause 11.8 million Americans to lose their health insurance by 2034, thanks to $1.1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Obamacare. Which Americans will lose access to these entitlement programs? When it c…
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