Trump-Care: Info re Proposals to Repeal ACA and Cut Medicaid

Efforts are moving ahead not only to repeal the Affordable Care Act - with or without a replacement - but to alter the Medicaid program for millions of people, including seniors and people with disabilities, by changing it from an "entitlement" program to block grants or "per capita caps."

Medicaid ACA Repeal and Medicaid Cuts

Here are places for you to read about and follow these proposals and how they will impact seniors, people with disabilities, and everyone else:

New York Sites

• Medicaid Matters NY - Resources - posting links to articles describing block grant proposals, etc. 
• Health Care For All NY (HCFANY) - Blog with commentary on proposals to repeal ACA 
  • Save Our Care - Fact Sheets, Events, other Resources
  • Fact Sheet:  What Will Repeal of the Affordable Care Act Mean for New York?

National Sites

• National Health Law Program 
• Community Catalyst
• Justice in Aging
• Kaiser Family Foundation
• AARP Medicare Resources Center

A few particular fact sheets on impact on seniors and people with disabilities:

• Impact of Per Capita Caps on Long Term Services and Supports (Community Catalyst)

• Evaluating Medicaid Block Grant & Per Capita Cap Proposals (National Health Law Program)

• Health Advocate: Medicaid Caps: The Threat Below the Surface (National Health Law Program)

• 5 Ways Plans to Cap Medicaid Funding put Seniors at Risk (Justice in Aging)

• Fact Sheets:  Repealing the ACA and Medicaid Funding Caps would Hurt Seniors (Justice in Aging)

Impact on and Resources for Immigrants

The Trump Administration has not changed the law on immigrant eligibility for Medicaid or other public benefits and has not changed the rules on when someone who receives Medicaid or other government benefits is considered a "public charge" or is  at risk of removal or being denied admission to the U.S. However, a leaked draft of an Executive Order has raised some concerns.  See this Fact Sheet by The Legal Aid Society about this draft of the Executive Order regarding "public charge."  

• NYLAG Know Your Rights Information for Immigrants - in Various Languages, including foldable Know Your Rights pocket flyer

• The Legal Aid Society information on Trump Executive Orders regarding immigrants and Legal Aid Society Deportation Hotline.

• National Immigration Law Center website

• New York Immigration Coalition Website

• Urban Justice Center International Refugee Assistance Project