President Trump recently signed into law a bill that will slash billions from Medicaid and New York’s healthcare system — the single largest cut to healthcare in American history. And more cuts are on the horizon.
This isn’t just about numbers in a budget. It’s about your life. Call your Congressmember to let them know how the healthcare cuts hidden in the “One Big Bill” will impact you. Fill out your information to be connected to your Congressmember’s office.
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Costs will go up for working families
Medicaid beneficiaries have a new co-pay up to $35 for their care
Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace premiums will rise an average of $228 a month for a couple, a 38% raise
1.5 million New Yorkers will become uninsured, and far likelier to have to pay for healthcare out of pocket and incur medical debt
Working families may have to choose between a doctor’s visit and buying groceries
New York’s healthcare system will be devastated
Hospitals will lose $8 billion in annual funding, which may force them to cut services and some may even close
New York could lose 34,000 hospital jobs, harming workers and impacting care for all patients
Local communities will lose $14.4 billion in economic activity, through hospital-related jobs, goods and services
Services like mental health care, psychiatric care, and emergency care could all be impacted for every patient, even those on private insurance
When will changes go into effect?
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January 1, 2026
January 1, 2026
ACA marketplace premiums rise an average of $228 a month for a couple
500,000 legal immigrants lose their Essential Plan coverage
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January 1, 2027
January 1, 2027
Work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries go into effect
225,000 legal immigrants who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid lose their Essential Plan coverage and become uninsured
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October 1, 2027
October 1, 2027
Federal funding for hospitals begins to shrink, first by gradually reducing provider taxes, then by reducing state-directed payments (starting January 1, 2028)
