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GOP bill raises fears of major reduction in home care for seniors, disabled

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22.05.2025

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Ca.) said she worries over the future of at-home care for seniors if President Donald Trump’s federal funding package passes in the House.

Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” proposes cutting billions from social benefit programs, including $800 billion from Medicaid and $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Chu called the proposed reduction in Medicaid funding the most “devastating cut to services for seniors in our lifetime” since it will force states to heavily reduce the amount of money they spend on at-home care for older people and people with disabilities.

“This will be really tough for seniors if these cuts go through,” Chu said during The Hill’s Health Safety Net Programs: Will Older Adults Fall Through?

More than 7 million Americans over 65 are enrolled in........

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