As states around the country are mandated by HR1 to rush to implement Medicaid work requirements by HR 1 the risk for waste of taxpayer $$ to corporate vendors is huge. Federal watchdog report on Georgia's Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs apnews.com/article/geor...

New @georgetownccf.bsky.social report using #Medicaid performance indicators to assess states' readiness to implement harmful work reporting requirements and other #Medicaid cuts included in the budget reconciliation law: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/09/04/a...

“It’s completely counterintuitive to not allow people to have health care until they’re at a point where they can ‘prove it,'" “At that point, they’re definitely not going to be able to work, and then, more importantly, they don’t have access to health care.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

What do Medicaid cuts really mean? For Kristy & Carrie Madden, it’s losing supports that make daily life possible. HCBS are optional under federal law, so states often cut them first. New work requirements add even more risk for people w/ disabilities & caregivers. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/m...

ICYMI: @justiceinaging.org has a new explainer and other resources on HR 1 and its impact on older adults. 👇

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Michigan's health director spent a year and $30 million building a work requirements system for Medicaid. The problems he encountered have him worried now that 40 states must do the same by 2027.

Caregiving for older relatives often means sacrificing careers and savings. The consequences can ripple across generations: “They’re risking their future retirement, which increases the likelihood they’ll age into poverty.” @amberchrist.bsky.social explains.

Join @nataliekean.bsky.social & Gelila Selassie on August 13th to discuss the impact of Medicaid cuts on older adults as a result of the passage of the budget reconciliation bill. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I wrote about the seniors who are "too rich" for Medicaid but too poor to afford the long-term care they need. Their numbers are growing as the country ages and will likely grow more with Medicaid cuts. time.com/7304510/seni...

As Medicaid and other critical programs are slashed, people across the country are coming together to hold space for what we’ve lost and demand that our elected leaders prioritize care over profits. Watch the livestream now: protectmedicaidvigil.com

Older adults leaving incarceration face immense challenges as they re-enter society. Chief among them: securing healthcare. At our upcoming webinar, our attorneys will share their expertise on new Medicare enrollment rules, accessing Medicare while under community supervision, and more. Register 👇

We won’t get over it. We won’t forget. We won’t stop fighting. ✊🏾 We're HEADED BACK to D.C. for a 60-hour vigil on Capitol Hill to demand action. Are you ready? This is the fight for our care and our lives. Join us. protectmedicaidvigil.com

Joined partners for a conversation about what the newly passed budget reconciliation bill means for California. In our hour, we just began to scratch the surface of the serious harms this law will cause to people and communities in California and nationwide. www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

"Cutting Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP is morally indefensible under any circumstance, but this budget bill is particularly cruel," said @kevinprindiville.bsky.social. It endangers not only the lives of today’s older adults but future generations as well. Read Justice in Aging's full statement:

New analysis from Manatt Health about the impacts on coverage loss and hospital funding losses from the Senate passed budget bill available here: shvs.org/resource/sen...

The Senate just passed a dangerous and deeply unpopular budget bill that cuts health care and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. @kevinprindiville.bsky.social characterized the bill as "a staggering betrayal of our nation's older adults." Read our full statement:

On this first day of disability pride, the senators may vote to strip disabled people off Medicaid and SNAP. www.americanprogress.org/article/fede...

The law doesn't even have to change for states to stop covering prescriptions, respiratory care at-home, home and community-based services, hospice etc. A lot of optional Medicaid benefits that can be taken away from people even before they're kicked off Medicaid. www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/ben...

TSen. Scott amendment effectively repeals Medicaid expansion in only a few years. New analysis here: www.cbpp.org/research/med...

The Congressional Budget Office just released new numbers: this budget bill would cut almost $1 TRILLION from Medicaid. That means millions losing their health care. Everyone else paying more. Hospitals closing and jobs lost. This is a disaster for working families.

They can tweak the Big Bad Bill all they want, but the plan is still the same: gut Medicaid to make billionaires richer. Don’t be fooled.
A bad bill with edits is still a bad bill.
 We won't stay silent. #HandsOffMedicaid #ThisBillKills

Thread on just posted Senate Budget Committee reconciliation bill language. Despite Byrd Rule problems the draconian #Medicaid cuts are still largely the same as in initial language from 1.5 weeks ago and remain harsher than the House passed bill's cuts. (1/x): www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

“States are not ready or equipped to implement these work requirements, and that’s going to cause even more harm." @nataliekean.bsky.social of @justiceinaging.org laying down the facts on the reconciliation package moving through the senate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #Medicaid

A major proposal in the reconciliation bill would require people to report work to retain Medicaid eligibility. While lawmakers claim that people w. disabilities would not lose coverage, that is not true as Gelila Selassie & @jenlav.bsky.social explain. justiceinaging.org/examples-sho...

Proposed Medicaid cuts could upend the lives of over 12 million older Americans who rely on #Medicaid. Aline Shaheed, 79, says her home health aide is the “lifeline” to her independence. Without Medicaid-funded home care, she fears, "my only other option would be a nursing home."

"Additionally, if Congress approves proposed cuts to Medicaid, one of the first casualties likely will be states’ home- and community-based service programs that provide critical financial relief to family caregivers." kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Losing Medicaid's financial assistance & the cascading consequences of that loss, is just one of the myriad of ways in which, as @otherrbg.bsky.social states, the reconciliation bill finds "savings built on the backs of seniors and people with disabilities." news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...

Today, the House voted to pass a bill that would make unprecedented cuts to #Medicaid, #Medicare, and SNAP—all to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. @kevinprindiville.bsky.social called the vote an “unconscionable” choice to abandon seniors. Our statement: to.justiceinaging.org/01WlydY

California is projected to see the largest number of newly uninsured of any state — as high as 1.7 million — and that’s based on the previous, less draconian version, so that number is likely higher.

"The plan saves money mainly by removing millions of people from coverage, while offering no alternative means to insure them." Always read @lorenadler.bsky.social and @mattafiedler.bsky.social.

Medicare was supposed to be left untouched in the budget reconciliation. But that's not the case. Read more from @nataliekean.bsky.social & Julie Carter on how Medicare enrollees will be harmed. And call your lawmakers - the House is set to vote soon! 866-426-2631 justiceinaging.org/broken-promi...

Watch the @thehill.com briefing from this morning on how cuts to Medicaid & SNAP will harm older adults & people w/ disabilities (featuring @nataliekean.bsky.social). And call your lawmakers now! The House is speeding this through and hopes to vote today. 866-426-2631 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwj...

Medicaid cuts threaten the services and supports older adults and disabled people rely on to live at home & their communities. #ProtectMedicaid www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...

Remember when Republicans said Trump’s Tax Scam wouldn’t touch Medicare? They were lying.

The House could vote today on the reconciliation bill that would strip health care from millions of people all to pay for tax cuts benefiting the top 10%. Call now!

Yesterday, @justiceinaging.org on behalf of aging & disability joined over 700 national, state, & local orgs urging the House to reject cuts to Medicaid. Lawmakers claim this bill won’t harm older & disabled people. That is untrue. Read the letter & call your lawmakers: www.c-c-d.org/fichiers/Agi...

The House is gearing up to vote on its bill to strip Medicaid coverage from millions of people. @nataliekean.bsky.social with @justiceinaging.org will be discussing the impact on older adults this morning if it passes at this @thehill.com briefing. healthsafetynetprogram-thehill.splashthat.com

The Congressional Budget Office finds that the reconciliation bill would take from the bottom 10% of the income distribution to give to the top 10% by stripping health care coverage and food assistance away. It's morally reprehensible. www.cbo.gov/system/files...

"What we're learning is that restricting access to Medicaid might save us money, but that comes at a tremendous cost," said Chandra. "And that cost is human lives." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

“My independence is everything to me,” said Alene Shaheed. “What allows me to remain independent and not in a nursing home is the home health aids whose help I receive thanks to Medicaid. They are my lifeline.” www.protectourcare.org/there-are-pe...

CBO’s preliminary estimates based on draft reconciliation language show proposals would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $625 billion over 10 years. KFF estimates the potential impact on state budgets and Medicaid enrollees: on.kff.org/4jXnvq6

As Republicans in Congress try to tie the face of Medicaid work requirements to able-bodied people — including young men — there is data that shows many of these people are actually poor middle-aged women. My latest for @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2025/05/medi...

A cut to Medicaid is a cut to Medicare. When Medicare enrollees lose Medicaid, they also lose access to Medicare. That’s because Medicaid makes Medicare affordable. justiceinaging.org/a-cut-to-med...

After 26.5 hour markup, House Energy and Commerce Committee reports out budget reconciliation bill including $625 billion in draconian #Medicaid cuts that would cut Medicaid enrollment by 10.3 million and increase the number of uninsured by 7.6 million.

As Congress moves a Medicaid work requirement modeled on Georgia new reporting explains why this approach is a failure. Luke Seaborn, 54 yrs, did a video praising GA Pathways for the state -- then he lost his coverage twice due to red tape. He's not happy. thecurrentga.org/2025/05/14/g...

“A lot of this is really just about erecting barriers to enrollment and re-enrollment, and then, more broadly, just narrowing eligibility” -- @lorenadler.bsky.social on GOP cuts to Medicaid & the ACA www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-republ...

Projected number of uninsured from GOP’s bill is nearing levels not seen since ACA repeal effort www.statnews.com/2025/05/14/p... via @statnews.com

Let’s be clear: Cutting Medicaid means cutting care. Fewer nursing home staff. Don’t evict grandma. httpwww.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05/12/medicaid-cu...