KFF September 22, 2025
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that makes significant changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the law will cut federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over 10 years and will increase the number of people who are uninsured by 10 million in 2034.
One source of the law’s Medicaid cuts is a 10-year moratorium on implementation or enforcement of provisions in two rules finalized by the Biden administration that would have reduced administrative burdens to make it easier for people to enroll in and maintain Medicaid and CHIP coverage (See Box 1). In effect, the law delays or...
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