US EditionAs Medicaid funding receives scrutiny, here's how it provides care for 72 million
- House Republicans have tasked lawmakers who oversee the Medicaid budget to slash at least $880 billion in spending over 10 years, according to a report by The 19th.
- These proposed cuts to Medicaid, a popular federal-state insurance program created in 1965 that provides health and long-term care to millions, are reportedly intended to help offset President Donald Trump's tax policy which is expected to include permanent tax breaks for wealthy Americans.
- Medicaid serves approximately one in five Americans, covering about 72 million people, including 37.6 million children, 7.8 million individuals with disabilities, and 5.6 million individuals 65 and over.
- On January 31, Trump stated he would "love and cherish" Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, but would address any abuse or waste, though an estimate by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found that 95 percent of Medicaid payments are proper.
- Experts and advocates like Joan Alker of the Center for Children and Families and Elena Hung of Little Lobbyists emphasize that Medicaid is a lifeline, especially for children with complex medical needs and low-income women, while cuts could disproportionately impact women and compromise extended postpartum coverage enacted under the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, despite policy experts cautioning against drawing definitive conclusions on the effects of the extended postpartum coverage period.
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In the state fiscal year that ended in June, Illinois received over $20 billion in federal Medicaid funding, which made up about 62% of the total funding for Medicaid programs in Illinois, according to HFS
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