Adrienne Sabety Joins Health Podcast to Discuss Medicaid Cuts
Adrienne Sabety Joins Health Podcast to Discuss Medicaid Cuts
The health economist joins Clay Farris, who runs the popular podcast Medicaid on the Brain, to discuss how the cuts to Medicaid will impact immigrants and the those who are housing insecure.
President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for low-income people, over the next decade. California officials estimate Medi-Cal could lose roughly $30 billion annually. State officials are scrambling to find ways to make up for the loss in federal funding—particularly for immigrants and those who are unhoused.
Meanwhile, thousands of immigrants and refugees across the country with legal status began losing their Medicaid coverage when the cuts went into effect on Oct. 1.
In this episode of Clay Farris's podcast Medicaid on the Brain, SHP's Adrienne Sabety, PhD, an economist and assistant professor of health policy, talks about what the cuts could mean—particularly for immigrants and those who are housing insecure. She also pointed to her 14-month study in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in New York City targeting barriers to accessing health care for uninsured, undocumented immigrants.
Specific provisions that were discussed:
- Mayor Mamdani New York City Leads Cities And Counties In Lawsuit Challenging Federal Government's New Public Charge Rule
- California Delayed Medi-Cal Dental Cuts for Immigrants, Worry and Confusion Persist
- Nebraska Blue to Cut Weekly ABA Limit From 40 Hours to 25. Retools What Is Required
