This Issue Brief from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities outlines how the budget cuts could lead to “deep and damaging cuts to Medicaid.” The issue brief explains the different proposals and how those could impact beneficiaries.
“Some of these proposals will directly and immediately reduce the number of people who receive Medicaid, which is how the policies save money. Some policies take aim at the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and would achieve many of the same goals as ACA repeal. Other policies will upend Medicaid financing and payment arrangements and pass the cost onto states, which likely will be unable to absorb these new costs. These cuts could push states to cut funding for other state programs and services or cut Medicaid eligibility, benefits, provider payments, or some combination of the these.”
- The CBPP issue brief is available at Congressional Republicans Can’t Cut Medicaid by Hundreds of Billions Without Hurting People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
March 20, 2025 – K. Kertesz