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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