Projected health system and economic impacts of 2025 Medicaid policy proposals

JAMA Health Forum

2025-07-16

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This analysis indicates that proposed Medicaid reforms would have far-reaching consequences beyond federal budget savings, including negative health outcomes, economic losses, and health care system disruptions, with rural and underserved communities disproportionately affected.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Sanjay Y. Basu, MD, PhD, email sanjay.basu@ucsf.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3187)

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