This fact sheet explains what Medicaid cuts mean for older adults, people with disabilities, and the health care system.
With the passage of HR 1, Congress is cutting around $1 trillion from Medicaid over the course of the next 10 years. The cuts will affect Medicaid at every level, restricting eligibility and enrollment, driving up the cost of covered services for beneficiaries and states, and damaging the health care system nationwide.
These cuts harm the people who rely on the program, including millions of older adults and people with disabilities who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as people nearing Medicare eligibility who have coverage through expansion Medicaid.
The cuts take three forms: direct cuts to eligibility, red tape that hampers access to care or coverage, and loss of benefits due to state cutbacks.
