Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out

Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut

Kicks 10 million off health insurance

Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut

Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts

Thank you Aaron Carroll for your leadership of @academyhealth.bsky.social! #ARM25

Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.

With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

New Urban Institute estimates of mandatory #Medicaid work requirements. At least 4.6-5.2 milion people would lose Medicaid coverage but would be significantly higher if work requirements apply beyond Medicaid expansion, some exemptions aren't automatically provided: www.urban.org/research/pub...

For 38 years, PRAMS has collected critical data on maternal-child health with the goal to reduce infant morbidity and mortality. CDC has officially halted the 2024 PRAMS data collection for the participating 46 states and the future is uncertain.

RFK Jr.: Medicaid is not working.

Fact check: 83% of Medicaid enrollees rate the overall performance of Medicaid positively, and Medicaid enrollees report fewer cost-related problems relative to those with Marketplace coverage and ESI.