Health care leaders concerned over expected budget cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
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Health care leaders share concerns over budget cuts
The program was created to give health care access to low-income Americans. President Donald Trump’s tax bill includes a nearly trillion-dollar cut to the program. Health care leaders have voiced concern about not being able to fund certain services.
To date, approximately 70 million people rely on the program nationwide, 15 million of whom are in California.
The federally funded program was created to give health care access to low income individuals, seniors, children, pregnant women and those with disabilities.
President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill includes a nearly trillion-dollar cut to the program expected over the next decade.
Health care leaders have voiced concern about not being able to fund certain services as a result of those cuts.
The White House says the cuts are aimed at reducing waste and fraud within the program.
Democrats argue the Medicaid and Medicare cuts in the bill will leave millions without the safety net and instead uses those dollars to make up for tax cuts to corporations.
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Source: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/health/2025/07/31/medicaid-anniversary-budget-cuts