Advocates Sound Alarm Over ‘Draconian’ Medicaid Budget Cuts Expected in 2025 GOP Reconciliation Bill

Beneficiary advocates are warning that Republicans are likely to target Medicaid for major budget cuts in the 2025 reconciliation process with proposals such as work requirements, block grants, per capita caps, and reduced Medicaid expansion matching rates -- changes they argue could severely impact low-income children, people with disabilities, seniors, and other vulnerable groups who depend on the program. These proposals could gain traction as early as Jan. 3, when the new Congress convenes, and possibly even before the presidential...