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Q&A: Federal Cuts to Medicaid, ACA

A man in scrubs and a surgical mask holds a new baby for his daughter to see.

University of Chicago professor shares realities of the “Big Beautiful Bill” healthcare impacts Medicaid covers about 83 million people, Medicare about 66 million, and nearly 24 million people are enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans. Combined, these programs support nearly half of all Americans. But the recently passed “Big Beautiful Bill” puts them […]