US EditionMedicaid, Food Aid Recipients Worry About Safety Net Cuts in Bill Sent to Trump
- On July 3, Congress passed a budget bill slashing Medicaid, food aid, and programs for vulnerable groups, including seniors and people with disabilities.
- Republicans aimed to cut nearly $1 trillion over a decade through Medicaid reductions and work requirements, offset by large tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations.
- Support comes from $336 billion in work requirement cuts, $60 billion in paperwork increases, and $120 billion from provider tax changes affecting 7.2 million seniors and 4.8 million with disabilities, according to the analysis.
- States must cut benefits, limit eligibility or raise taxes to offset lost Medicaid payments, while repealing nursing home staffing rules and boosting deportation spending will deepen care worker shortages.
- Advocacy groups are targeting 26 vulnerable Republican lawmakers to flip four votes before December 2026, as efforts to influence U.S. policy intensify.
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'Lies and propaganda': Social Security beneficiaries slam agency’s pro
Social Security beneficiaries and other people in the program’s database do not appear to appreciate a recent email from the department praising the passage of President Donald Trump’s budget.“I am not a Social Security recipient but even if I was: Why am I getting an email from SSA celebrating this legislation? How is this an appropriate use of that ostensibly massive database?” asked Amanda Litman, president of political recruitment group ‘Run…
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Post RegisterSpecial Needs Network Condemns Deep Federal Cuts to Medicaid, Food Assistance
Los Angeles, CA, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the federal reconciliation spending bill, enacting the deepest cuts in history to Medicaid and essential food assistance programs. The bill will now advance to…
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