The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
February 18, 2025

Study: 20 Million People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under House Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------

In health news, a new study is projecting as many as 20 million people
could lose Medicaid coverage under a Republican congressional bill to
cut the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion match rate. The
American Hospital Association has harshly criticized the proposal,
saying, "Medicaid provides health care to many of our most vulnerable
populations, including pregnant women, children, the elderly, disabled
and many of our working class."


.