Letter: Budget Bill Will Hurt Inclusive Programs

Juneau’s hospital projected to lose millions under Medicaid changes

Bartlett Regional Hospital on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/25BBBbartlett.wav The Trump Administration’s new tax and spending bill cuts hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for Medicaid. That’s likely to affect the more than 250,000 Alaskans who rely on the program. Medicaid is a joint state-federal funded health insurance program that covers people with low incomes or disab…

Letter: Medicaid cuts put programs for people with disabilities at risk

To the editor, President Trump's budget proposal eliminates funding for key programs under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). This includes programs that support access to inclusive education, employment, community living and more. According to the Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), estimates are that the proposed Medicaid cuts would cost states $200 billion over 10 years due to reduced federal…

Letter: Budget bill will hurt inclusive programs

President Trump's budget proposal eliminates funding for key programs under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). This includes programs that support access to inclusive education, employment, community living, and more.