April 3 • 2025
Washington, D.C. – More than 90 leading national and state-based organizations called on Congressional leaders to stop unprecedented funding cuts that threaten Medicaid coverage and benefits for millions of Americans, including children, people with disabilities, seniors, caregivers, veterans and workers in every state.
The letter from the Modern Medicaid Alliance (MMA), its partners and allies comes as Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of the Medicaid program with many experiencing the program’s benefits directly. Recent national polling from Kaiser Family Foundation found that 76% of voters expressed a favorable view of the program, and more than half (53%) of adults say they or a family member has received help from Medicaid at some point.
Recent federal budget proposals have indicated significant cuts to the Medicaid program, including reductions up to $880 billion over the next decade. Republican and Democratic members alike have repeatedly issued warnings over cuts to constituents’ coverage and the medical care and support they receive through the Medicaid program.
As Congress considers these changes to Medicaid, MMA and its partners call on policymakers to “reject cuts to Medicaid as work continues to develop the joint fiscal year 2025 budget resolution.”
Highlights from the letter are included below:
- “A healthy, productive America is a goal that we all should strive to meet as it makes our nation stronger. Inherent in that effort is ensuring that our nation’s health care system is strong, efficient, and effective. The Medicaid program plays a critical role by providing access to health care services for those most vulnerable and in need, supporting safety-net providers — particularly in rural and underserved communities — and delivering a cost-effective coverage option. The cuts under consideration would have a direct impact on Medicaid beneficiaries and their ability to access needed health care.”
- “It is with this understanding that the Modern Medicaid Alliance (MMA) and its allies write to express our deep concerns and opposition to proposals as part of any joint budget resolution that would require significant reductions in federal funding to the Medicaid program to meet its targets. We urge the Senate and the House of Representatives to reject cuts to Medicaid as work continues to develop the joint fiscal year 2025 budget resolution.”
- “Medicaid provides essential access to care for children, people with disabilities, seniors, caregivers, veterans, and workers at low-wage jobs that do not offer health benefits.”
- “…The vast majority of beneficiaries who can work do so: 92% of non-disabled adults under 65 who rely on Medicaid are either working, caring for a family member, managing an illness or disability, or attending school.”
- “Rural, community, and children’s hospitals rely on Medicaid to sustain services, and rural communities will be hit hardest by cuts to Medicaid funding which would force hospital closures, eliminate maternity care, limit access to other essential services, and lay off staff. The resulting losses to core health care infrastructure will endanger access to lifesaving care for everyone who lives in the affected communities.
- “Medicaid also covers 63% of nursing home residents nationwide, filling the gap left by Medicare’s limited long-term care benefit. Since many residents remain in nursing homes well beyond the few weeks Medicare typically covers, Medicaid is essential to meeting the high cost of care and ensuring continued access.”
- “Health center leaders warn that even a small shift in patients from Medicaid to uninsured status could force clinics to reduce services or close locations, jeopardizing access to cost-effective primary care and medical services in communities.”
- “While we appreciate that Congress is faced with challenging decisions, we strongly believe, as does the American public, that the correct course is to protect and preserve the Medicaid program and reject proposals to cut federal funding and apply polices that result in the loss of coverage.”
To view the full letter, click here.