From DC is Justice in Aging's weekly roundup of national news and resources about issues impacting older adults. In this week's edition: a House tax bill that could strip health care and food assistance from millions, threats to critical fair housing funding, and more!
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which narrowly passed 215-214 with only Republican votes, will cut trillions of dollars from Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and SNAP—all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest 10% of Americans.
Implementing the bill’s proposed Medicaid work requirements will harm people with disabilities and older adults by cutting off those whose health conditions prevent them from engaging in part-time work or merely by the inevitable fallout that occurs when additional administrative burdens are forced on states and Medicaid beneficiaries.
The OBBBA takes direct aim at Medicare, gutting eligibility and restricting access to benefits, while also cutting Medicaid in ways that would harm people who are dually eligible for both programs. For low-income older adults and people with disabilities, the health and economic ramifications of these cuts would be devastating.
