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Trump's Tax Law Risks Health Coverage for Millions

7/16/2025

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President Trump's new tax law threatens to strip millions of Americans, especially within the LGBTQ+ community, of their health care coverage. By slashing Medicaid and SNAP funding and enforcing stringent work requirements, many eligible individuals may find themselves disenrolled. Experts caution that this could deepen poverty and discrimination, hitting disabled and transgender individuals the hardest.

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Story summary

President Trump's new tax law threatens to strip millions of Americans, especially within the LGBTQ+ community, of their health care coverage. By slashing Medicaid and SNAP funding and enforcing stringent work requirements, many eligible individuals may find themselves disenrolled. Experts caution that this could deepen poverty and discrimination, hitting disabled and transgender individuals the hardest.