AJMC February 26, 2025
Keep up with the latest moves made in health policy under President Donald Trump’s second administration. This timeline will be updated as orders and policy progress.
Additional reporting by: Pearl Steinzor, Julia Bonavitacola, Hayden Klein, Kyle Munz, Christina Mattina, Brooke McCormick, and Mary Caffrey.
February 25: House Passes Budget Resolution Cutting Billions From Medicaid Funding
The US House of Representatives narrowly passes a budget resolution (H Con Res 14, 119th Congress) that includes significant Medicaid cuts, advancing a Republican-led plan in a 217-215 vote. If enacted, the resolution would reduce Medicaid funding by approximately $880 billion over the next decade as part of a broader GOP effort to achieve $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. Following hours of debates, House leaders...