Medicaid cuts under President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package will harm family caregivers, experts warn, by reducing access to health care for themselves and the people they care for, which could then lead to more caregiving responsibilities.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the package will reduce Medicaid spending by roughly $911 billion over the next 10 years and increase the number of uninsured Americans by up to 10 million.

Some of those who could lose coverage are among the 8 million — or 13 percent — of family caregivers in the United States who receive their health insurance coverage through Medicaid, according to the National Alliance of Caregiving.

“We are very concerned of the impact of the just finalized Medicaid cuts on the community of family caregivers,” Jason Resendez, president and CEO of the alliance, said during a call with reporters earlier this week.

Medicaid recipients will be subject to more frequent eligibility checks, in part, due to revised work........

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