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Congress Threatens Medicaid: $1 Trillion Cuts Ahead

7/5/2025

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Congress plans to slash nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid in the coming decade, threatening the survival of hundreds of rural hospitals and impacting millions of low-income Americans. Experts caution that this drastic move could strip health coverage from 12 million individuals, further burdening already fragile healthcare systems, especially in states like Kentucky and Nebraska.

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Congress plans to slash nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid in the coming decade, threatening the survival of hundreds of rural hospitals and impacting millions of low-income Americans. Experts caution that this drastic move could strip health coverage from 12 million individuals, further burdening already fragile healthcare systems, especially in states like Kentucky and Nebraska.