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U.S. Wealth Inequality & the OBBBA

The OBBBA includes historic cuts to Medicaid, SNAP food assistance, and Obamacare subsidies to offset the cost of Trump's approximately $4 trillion in tax cuts.

reported by 4 outlets · Attributed statement · first recorded Jul 9, 12:46 PM

Outlets disagree on this: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as reported by Talking Points Memo, denied that there are any Medicaid cuts, citing CBO baseline projections showing increased nominal spending, which contradicts reporting by multiple outlets characterizing the OBBBA as including historic Medicaid cuts.

How each outlet reported it

talkingpointsmemo.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM

Republicans enacted historic Medicaid cuts in last year's reconciliation bill dubbed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

Details: OBBBA; reconciliation bill

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talkingpointsmemo.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM

OBBBA cut Medicaid benefits for millions of people

Details: millions of people

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themarysue.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM

The law partially offsets its costs by slashing funding for Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and healthcare subsidies.

Details: Medicaid; nutrition assistance; healthcare subsidies

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thegrio.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM

The OBBBA includes historic cuts to Medicaid, SNAP food assistance, and Obamacare subsidies to offset the cost of Trump's $4 trillion tax cuts

Cites: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Details: $4 trillion

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rawstory.comUnrated · Jul 9, 12:46 PM

The OBBBA includes a $1.4 trillion cut to Medicaid

Details: $1.4 trillion; Medicaid cuts

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