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How people with disabilities will bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts

How people with disabilities will bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts

Summary

President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce over a trillion dollars from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program by 2034. These cuts could impact the services that provide care for adults with special needs.

Key Facts

  • The Congressional Budget Office is a nonpartisan group that reported on the planned spending cuts.
  • President Trump’s plan is called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
  • The bill aims to cut more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid by 2034.
  • Medicaid is a government program that helps pay for health care for people with low incomes.
  • The cuts will also affect the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which helps cover health care for children in low-income families.
  • Judy Woodruff is reporting on how these cuts could affect care for people with disabilities.
  • The report is part of a series called Disability Reframed.

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