[Opinion] New Report: Over 300,000 in Va. Could Lose Coverage

House tax-and-spending bill and other Trump administration changes could make millions of people lose their health insurance coverage

People who don't have health insurance coverage often delay or simply don't get the medical care they need. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images PlusPresident Donald Trump has promised not to cut Medicaid many times over the past decade, including in the tax-and-spending legislative package he has made a top priority in his second administration. But several provisions in the bill, which the House of Representatives passed in a largely par…

New report: Over 300,000 in Va. could lose coverage

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Polling Shows Most People Are Worried About Significant Cuts to Medicaid Spending

Recent KFF polling tracks public opinion regarding the latest budget reconciliation bill, examining the views of the general public, as well as those who could be most directly impacted by the legislation. The bill includes devastating cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), among other health care provisions. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill would cut federal Medicaid spending by more than $700 billion and ter…

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