Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump's plans for Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA.

We're going to continue our assessments, now looking at healthcare.

We'll throw a snap into this video as well.

The big question for those concerned with this topic is will there be cuts and how much

those cuts will be. Okay, let's start with the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.

The Biden administration made sure to include subsidies in the American Rescue Plan,

and they expanded the subsidies to a lot of the middle

class, but those subsidies expire at the end of 2025. Republicans have signaled they're opposed

to the subsidies. According to the Congressional Budget Office, if the subsidies aren't extended

in the year after they expire, more than 4 million people

will lose their health insurance because they won't be able to afford it. Others will have to pay more.

Even without the promised concepts of a plan by Trump, the ACA will likely take a hit. Reporting suggests

that those hit hardest by the cuts will be those that saw the biggest

increase in people getting their insurance through the ACA after the subsidy started.

Very red southern states.

When it comes to Medicare, Trump promised not to cut it.

However, it does seem very likely that Trump will

accelerate the privatization of Medicare through Medicare Advantage plans. There's been a GOP push

to let private insurers run Medicare since the mid-90s. That's likely to continue and accelerate.

On to Medicaid, it's definitely on the chopping block. How do we know? Because he tried in his first term to make major cuts. In fiscal year 2020

budget, he proposed cuts to Medicaid and the ACA that over 10 years would have amounted to

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