Following record-high enrollment and a record-low uninsured rate under President Biden, Republicans are planning significant cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program, if Donald Trump returns to the presidency. GOP lawmakers propose rolling back the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, implementing work requirements, and shifting to block grants for states, potentially impacting millions of Americans' access to healthcare.
Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low.
Trump made little mention of Medicaid during the 2024 campaign. The first Trump administration approved work requirements in several states, though only Arkansas implemented theirs before a federal judge said it violated the law. The first Trump administration also sought to block-grant funding to states.that Medicaid and other federal entitlement programs need major changes to help cut the federal debt. “Without them, we will watch this country sadly enter into fiscal collapse.
Advocates for poor people fear GOP funding cuts will leave more Americans without insurance, making it harder for them to get care. If the GOP’s plans to shrink Medicaid are realized, Democrats and health experts say, low-income people forced to buy private insurance would face challenges paying monthly premiums and the large copayments and deductibles common to commercial plans that typically don’t exist in Medicaid.
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