Staff Report
According to The Louisiana Illuminator, Congress has passed Trump’s tax and spending bill, which includes over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid — the health insurance program for low-income Americans. The cuts aim to offset tax breaks that largely benefit the wealthy.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill could leave nearly 12 million more Americans uninsured by 2034. Louisiana, where nearly half the population relied on Medicaid in 2023, could lose up to $35 billion in federal support over the next decade. Mississippi, which never expanded Medicaid, could lose $5 billion.
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