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What Medicaid Cuts Mean For Americans, Part II

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Medicaid is a cornerstone of the American health care system. The program provides insurance to more than 70 million low-income people and people with disabilities.

Now, addiction experts and nursing home leaders are sounding the alarm over cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.

When the cuts occur, Medicaid will lose $1 trillion over the next 10 years and over 11 million Americans will become uninsured by 2034. That's according to estimates by The Congressional Budget Office.

We discuss what these cuts mean for some of the most vulnerable Americans.

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0:26.6

Medicaid is a cornerstone of the American health care system.

0:31.8

The federal program provides health insurance to more than 70 million low-income people and people with disabilities. But that's about to change. According to estimates by the

0:36.9

Congressional Budget Office, Medicaid

0:38.9

will lose $1 trillion over the next 10 years, and 10 million Americans could become uninsured by 2034.

0:46.8

This is the result of President Trump's signature tax and spending bill. He signed into law earlier this month.

0:52.5

You can find the podcast with our overview of these cuts in your podcast feed.

0:56.6

However, we ran out of time to answer all of your questions, so we're bringing you a part two.

1:01.5

Today, we look at three specific ways this bill could affect Medicaid coverage in the U.S.

1:06.5

First, people in the country with legal status.

1:09.2

They'll be hit hard by these changes.

1:11.4

We discuss who loses eligibility for Medicaid under the new rules. Next, we hear from the CEO of 25 nursing

1:17.4

homes in Texas, who says these cuts could upend the industry and leave seniors behind. And finally,

1:23.7

how could changes to Medicaid cut-off treatment for many across the U.S. struggling with substance use disorder? I'm Jen White. You're listening to the 1A podcast. We'll meet our panel after this short break. Stay with us.

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