by Michelle Diament | January 21, 2025
“Disability advocates are preparing to fend off potentially seismic cuts to Medicaid and community-based services now that President Donald Trump is back at the White House and Republicans are in control on Capitol Hill.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are reportedly circulating a “menu” of possible options to slash more than $5 trillion in spending in order to fund tax cuts and other Trump priorities. Options outlined in a document obtained by Politico show that up to $2.3 trillion could come from Medicaid.
If such cuts were to become reality, that would represent nearly a third of projected Medicaid spending over 10 years, according to KFF, a nonprofit that conducts health policy research.”