Medicaid Cuts Impact Counter

The House of Representatives have approved drastic cuts to Medicaid, a lifeline for millions of low-income Americans. If these cuts are also approved by the Senate and enacted, they will result in millions losing access to essential healthcare services. The consequences will be severe—leading to preventable deaths, worsening chronic disease outcomes, and deepening health disparities across the country. To illustrate the human cost of these cuts, our impact counter will track the estimated lives lost and health outcomes worsened starting from the day the budget is enacted. See below the number of annual American lives at stake.