US EditionIn Rush to Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry
MISSOURI AND KANSAS, JUL 13 – The $1 trillion federal spending bill includes Medicaid cuts projected to cause nearly 12 million Americans to lose coverage over ten years, lawmakers prioritized spending reduction over health risks.
- On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a tax and spending bill at the White House that included significant cuts to Medicaid to fund his 2017 tax cut extension.
- Republican lawmakers advanced the bill quickly, prioritizing Trump's campaign promise despite warnings that Medicaid cuts would harm hospitals and vulnerable populations.
- Health industry leaders, including Rick Pollack and Bobby Mukkamala, warned the cuts would shift costs to states and providers, endangering rural hospitals and millions reliant on Medicaid.
- The law stipulates Medicaid recipients from ACA expansion must document 80 hours of work or volunteering monthly, risking coverage loss for about 5 million people by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
- The legislation represents a political defeat for health advocates, even though it includes a $50 billion allocation to support rural healthcare providers and a one-time 2.5% increase in Medicare payments to physicians scheduled for 2026, amid ongoing worries about future access and insurance coverage.
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Republicans slammed for sacrificing voters over fear of Trump
Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health coverage and hospitals would close if they cut Medicaid funding to help pay for President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill.But Republicans ignored those pl...
In rush to satisfy Trump, GOP delivers blow to health industry
Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health coverage and hospitals would close if they cut Medicaid funding to help pay for President Donald Trump's big tax and spending bill.
Swope Health CEO on Medicaid cuts' impact on patients & providers
Tens of thousands in Missouri and Kansas are at risk of losing Medicaid. We sit down with Swope Health's CEO Jaron Ravin to hear how changes at the federal level could cripple care and what patients should do now to keep their coverage.
Georgia health leaders warn federal budget law could force hospital closures, cut Medicaid and SNAP - 41NBC News
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Experts say the newly signed federal budget law, signed by President Trump on July 4, is threatening the health, food security and stability of families across Georgia. Director of Health Justice & Georgia Budget & Policy Institute Leah Chan says health care provisions in the bill threaten the health and economic security of Georgia’s low-income families. “We are likely to see reductions in access to health care cov…
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