Executive Summary
*This article discusses the GOP reconciliation package, officially called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its implications for Medicaid and health care access.
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee recently released their long-awaited reconciliation bill, proposing to cut $715 billion from Medicaid by terminating 14 million people from health coverage to pay for massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Cuts to Medicaid would result in millions losing coverage, losing access to services, and losing their health status and functioning. And further cuts to the Affordable Care Act would result in up to 2 million individuals losing their health insurance. This fact sheet outlines the Top 10 reasons the bill is bad for Medicaid with a bonus reason the bill is bad for the Affordable Care Act.
