Summary
People in the rural South, especially in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, rely heavily on Medicaid for health coverage. President Donald Trump's new tax and spending law plans to cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade, which could result in many losing their health insurance.
Key Facts
- Medicaid is very important for many low-income people in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
- The new tax and spending law signed by President Trump aims to cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid over ten years.
- Louisiana expanded Medicaid in 2016, resulting in a lower uninsured rate in the Deep South.
- The law introduces new work and eligibility reporting requirements for Medicaid recipients, starting in 2027.
- 317,000 low-income people in Louisiana could lose health coverage according to researchers.
- Nationwide, an estimated 10 million people could lose coverage because of this law.
- In 2023, almost half of Louisiana's population relied on Medicaid.
- Louisiana is the only state in the Deep South that expanded Medicaid.
