Groups representing insurers are urging the House of Representatives to rollback steep Medicaid cuts passed by the Senate.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a 1,000+ page budget reconciliation package, passed the Senate July 1. The Senate version would cut $930 billion in Medicaid, Medicare and ACA spending over 10 years, according to CBS News, and would leave nearly 12 million people uninsured.
The version passed by the House in May included cuts around $800 billion, and would leave nearly 11 million people uninsured by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The House of Representatives will vote on the amended package as soon as July 3, Politico reported. President Donald Trump has asked for the bill to be on his desk by July 4.
In a statement, AHIP said it is “not too late” for Congress to reverse course on the cuts to Medicaid funding and other changes.
“The combined impact of the policies in the bill will destabilize state Medicaid programs and undermine countless local healthcare systems,” the association said. “Due to new red tape and barriers to enrollment and re-enrollment, people losing eligibility for Medicaid will find an individual market with less choice and higher premiums.”
The Alliance of Community Health Plans, which represents provider-owned health plans, implored House members to reconsider the package.
“This short-sighted approach exacerbates the impending coverage loss resulting from expiring enhanced tax credits, undermines the stability of the health care system and jeopardizes the health of communities across the country,” the alliance said in a statement shared with Becker’s.
Enhanced subsidies that significantly reduce monthly premiums for most ACA consumers are set to expire at the end of 2025. If these subsidies expire, and the healthcare cuts in the budget reconciliation bill become law, more than 16 million people could lose coverage, according to CBO estimates. It would be the largest-ever rollback of health coverage due to federal policies, according to KFF.
