RESEARCH ON MEDICAID AND ACA CUTS
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has a research piece on the timeline of the passed July 2025 budget reconciliation bill. This is a useful tool to understand the breakdown of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, Marketplace coverage, and other tax cuts that would negatively impact people with disabilities.
CBPP also covered in more research how the budget reconciliation will cut federal funding on SNAP by $187 billion through 2034. These cuts would lead to an increase in food insecurity for children, especially children with disabilities whose families use SNAP.
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) put out an issue brief that discussed the biggest source of Medicaid cuts being work requirements. This will make states have individuals submit long and confusing paperwork every six months, along with other barriers that could lead to millions of people losing Medicaid coverage, especially people with disabilities.
CBPP also has a research series on state tax cuts. This series is helpful to read on major state tax changes as they occur, mixing in case studies and blogs – this is a helpful tool for state disability advocates.
The Center on Health Insurance Reforms released their June and July research roundup blog. This covered the now-passed reconciliation bill, changes in health insurance costs and uncompensated care costs.
In an issue brief, KFF covered recent policy proposals that could harm access to family planning. Over 1 in 3 women from the ages of 19 to 49, like people who are pregnant and/or have a disability, have access to family planning services through ACA Medicaid expansion programs. Budget cuts to Medicaid over the next decade could lead to this population losing major reproductive healthcare.
The disability community utilizes Medicaid, and the ACA Marketplace plans at a higher rate than those without disabilities due to their unique needs. Due to this, the NDNRC wants to make sure that people with disabilities are aware of changes to their healthcare due to major funding cuts to federal healthcare programs.
By updating this newsletter with resources and educational pieces on where disability health policies stand, we hope to ensure that the disability community continues to have access to accessible and affordable healthcare coverage no matter what changes occur in the foreseeable future.
Archives of our weekly updates are available on the NDNRC website.