Speaker Mike Johnson stated earlier this week that no concessions on the proposed $880 billion in Medicaid cuts will be made in the House budget resolution set to be voted on this afternoon. These drastic cuts would mean:

• Higher Health Care Costs For Most Americans and a Lower Insured Rate: Kaiser estimates that ending ACA premiums will increase costs for the vast majority of Americans, and lead to nearly 4 million Americans losing their health care annually. Both RSC and House Budget Committee plans would ultimately raise premiums by ending tax credits put in place in 2021, hiking premiums by as much as 300% and putting 4 million people in jeopardy of losing coverage of the premium tax credit.
• Cutting Medicaid, immediately causing 3 million Americans to lose their coverage – with more to come: Current proposals to cut Medicaid could lead to nine states with “trigger” laws on the books to automatically eliminate plans if the federal funding fell below 90%, impacting at least three million adults.
• Raising housing costs for working families: Previous budget proposals sought to cut vital housing assistance by eliminating 10% of funding for the Housing Choice Vouchers, while House legislation omitted bipartisan agreements set during the 2023 federal debt ceiling debates.
• Cuts to SNAP, a program millions of Americans rely on to pay for food, including close to 42 million during the pandemic: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) warns policy proposals from Republicans, Trump, and the far-right Project 2025 could “cut benefits for all” SNAP beneficiaries and remove millions from the program.