The final vote on devastating health and food aid is imminent

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Yesterday, Senate Republicans passed a devastating budget bill that would cut Medicaid, Medicare and snap-up (food aid) and striptease coverage for 17 million Americans to pay for tax cuts, which would make high-income income disproportionate. Since both rooms have to pass a same bill to become law, the attention now turns to the house. The goal of lawmakers is to pass the final pass by July 4, which means there is still time to make a difference! Read more below and weigh it today.

The Medicare Rights Center for Forced Condemns the legislation and calls on the House to reject it. The bill would deprive millions of dollars of health coverage, increase out-of-pocket costs, deepen poverty and food insecurity, and undermine the stability of the entire health care system. Its rollback represents the biggest cuts in health care and food aid in history, eliminating the benefits of recent reports and results. Elderly, disabled people, children and low-income families will be one of the most risky and difficult people.

The bill will cause harm at an unprecedented speed and scale

Cut Medicaid Increased admission cost allocation by imposing harmful work report requirements, making it harder for Medicaid to qualify, enroll and retain; eliminate access to many legally attended immigration; reduce state financing options; and limit state payments to hospitals, nursing facilities and other providers.

Breaks medical insurance By stripping coverage, stripping from current participants, stopping regulations that make nursing homes safer and reducing beneficiaries access to cost assistance programs (Medicare Savings Program and Part D low-income subsidy), making coverage, care and prescription medications more affordable.

Threat ACA coverage By eliminating market plans to help more than 22 million people buy market plans, narrowing the registration window and creating tax credits for other admission barriers, and changing eligibility requirements based on immigration status.

Cut the benefits of snapshots By increasing the cost of traditional Chinese tape and transferring to states, food security and healthy diets are put at risk for millions of elderly people, disabled people and children. If states cannot make up for these huge new expenses, they will have to cut SNAP qualifications or terminate the program altogether.

Direct harm to the elderly and disabled

Increase health insurance costs for low-income beneficiaries By eliminating key improvements to the Medicare Savings Plan (MSP). The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects nearly 1.4 million low-income Medicare Medicaid population to lose MSP coverage due to these simplified regressions. This will make years of progress in reducing health status and financial insecurity among older and disabled people.

Reduce social security inspections By forcing beneficiaries to pay higher health insurance costs. In 2025, without an MSP, enrollers will lose at least $185 per month (fees at Part B premium). These financial burdens will grow over time; the annual Part B is expected to reach nearly $2,500 in 2026 and exceed $4,000 by 2034. Participants with very low incomes are at stake and they will lose coverage for additional health insurance costs, such as deductibles and copayments. These expenses will consume a large share of beneficiary budgets: A case study found that a couple of age, aged $21,000, paid $8,340 for Medicare next year.

Make prescription drug coverage more expensive For low-income health insurance beneficiaries. MSP patients are automatically involved in Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS)/Extra Help, which helps them afford Medicare prescription drug coverage. The Social Security Bureau estimates that LIS saves about $6,200 a year for registrants, a figure that could rise with drug prices. Without MSP and its coordination with LIS, beneficiaries will also work for these expenses.

Imposing harmful Medicaid work report requirements By causing a job loss penalty, the penalty applies to individuals under the age of 64, which will cover coverage and care pose a great risk. The CBO found that at least 5.2 million adults will lose Medicaid, including many who are working or should have exemptions, but will still trip over the required Chinese tape festival. The provision could have a disproportionate impact on the 22 million Medicaid participants over the age of 50, who face barriers to stable employment and barriers to compliance reporting without affecting overall employment rates.

Put long-term care at risk By making Medicaid coverage and transfer costs more difficult. This definitely has the potential to lead to cuts based on home and community services (HCB). The bill also effectively repeals the minimum staffing rules for nursing homes, endangering the lives and well-being of thousands of health insurers, allowing understaffing of nursing facilities.

Reduce enrollment and affordability for ACA programs The ACA Marketplace Program is due to the failure to renew the senior tax credits that can help more than 22 million people (including many older people who are not yet eligible for Medicare). As a result, nearly 5 million adults aged 50 to 64 will face higher ACA premiums next year. Those who cannot pay may waive coverage and have no insurance, resulting in worsening health and higher health insurance costs. About 8 million people who will lose ACA coverage are still uninsured.

Restrict Medicare and ACA qualifications By termination of medical insurance for many people who have worked in the United States and paid taxes for decades. This is a dangerous precedent and is very different from current long-term policies, which recognizes the eligibility of everyone who pays adequate social security and health insurance taxes. Many people will have nowhere to cover because the bill will also cut off their chances of getting an ACA tax credit. Federal law has restricted Medicaid eligibility for people without a legal status with a green card, but the bill will further impose fines to penalize expansion states using state-only funds to cover non-citizen eligibility, otherwise not eligible for Medicaid.

Pave the way for larger Medicare rollbacks By surging national debt. Doing so will trigger massive cuts in Medicare, which totals nearly $500 billion. The rising deficit will further jeopardize the long-term prospects of health insurance by creating a financing loophole that lawmakers can use as an excuse to pursue future plans.

Increase hunger and food insecurity By drastically cutting and changing, this will threaten the food aid needed for low-income Americans. SNAP helps over 40 million people buy the food they need to build and maintain health. About 10 million capture families include adults aged at least 50 or over. Cutting the program will lead to more poverty and more severe outcomes.

Loss of coverage and system-wide hazards

Nonpartisan analysis confirms devastating coverage losses From the bill. The CBO predicts that approximately 17 million people will lose health insurance, a direct result of the bill's policy. This includes those who have insurance through Medicaid, ACA and Medicare. Those who maintain coverage will face more burdensome administrative requirements, higher costs, reduced services, and fewer opportunities for care.

The impact of ripples on hospitals, providers and communities From cuts to Medicaid, Medicare will endanger hospitals and health clinics (especially in rural communities), which could force facilities to close, trigger unemployment and destabilize local economies. These reductions will bring health care costs to everyone, even those with private insurance.

Unemployment will soar between states fast. According to recent analysis, the bill's Medicaid and SNAP cuts will cost $154 billion, saving them $154 billion in costs on the federal government ($131 billion). Nationally, 1.22 million jobs will be lost, and state and local tax revenue will fall by $12 billion. Cutting down health insurance and markets will further damage the economy and jobs.

Less opportunities for care and higher health risks It can lead to more harm and pain, more preventable death, increased dependence on emergency rooms, and worse health. Research has always found that even if it is necessary for health and safety, people who face higher health care costs can reduce the care they receive. This leads to health, higher care needs and more hospitalizations, thereby increasing costs for individuals and the entire system.

More preventable deaths Arises due to reduced access to affordable, high-quality coverage and care. Researchers estimate that if the bill is enacted, more than 51,000 people will die each year. These include 18,200 low-income health insurance-medical aid workers who will lose MSP and LIS. 20,000 lives could be lost each year due to Medicaid and market coverage deprivation, while 13,000 people could be killed in the rollback of nursing home staffing rules.