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The Not-So-Pretty Truth Behind the

One Big Beautiful Bill

The Bad & Ugly

The bill’s boosters call it “beautiful,” but dig into the details and a very different picture pops up. Below, in plain language, are the changes most likely to hurt wallets, hospitals, and whole communities.

1. Medicaid Money Gets a Haircut

Match rate drops from 90 % to 80 %. States must suddenly find billions more to keep current patients covered. One mid-size state could see its share of costs double from $400 million to $800 million overnight.

Provider-tax ceiling phases down. States can no longer plug budget holes by taxing hospitals and managed-care plans at today’s 6 % rate; the cap ratchets down to 3.5 %. Less tax collected = less federal match.

Why it’s ugly: Cash-strapped state legislatures will either slash services, cut provider pay, or raise other taxes.

2. New Work Rules Could Push People Off Medicaid

Able-bodied adults—and now parents of teens 15 +—must log 80 hours a month of work, job training, or approved volunteering to stay insured. Miss the mark and coverage disappears.

Why it’s ugly: Child-care gaps, unpredictable shift work, or simple paperwork slip-ups can drop families into the uninsured column.

3. Certain Legal Immigrants Shown the Exit

Groups once fully eligible—refugees, asylees, Temporary Protected Status holders, and more—lose access to Medicaid and to Affordable Care Act premium help.

Why it’s ugly: Hundreds of thousands of legally present workers and kids could end up uninsured in an instant.

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The Not-So-Pretty Truth Behind the One Big Beautiful Bill

The Bad & Ugly

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The Not-So-Pretty Truth Behind the

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