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This week, the US Senate Finance Committee passed its version of the federal budget package, known as the “big beautiful bill.” Many advocates expected the Senate version to moderate the most extreme provisions of the House-passed version of the package, but particularly in the area of healthcare, the Senate version is even worse. The full Senate is expected to vote before the end of the month, and the goal is to have a bill on the president’s desk by July 4th.
The bill would have especially bad consequences for the millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid, Medicare, or the Affordable Care Act—and by extension, anyone else who depends on the nation’s healthcare system. There’s a great explanation of the healthcare implications of the bill in this discussion with Jonathan Cohn on The Bulwark. Cohn points out that the bill would be devastating for rural hospitals, which are already struggling nationally and in Texas. And in this interview, Cohn goes into even greater detail about how the bill would impact Medicare beneficiaries. Read more
Texas healthcare leaders will provide a briefing on the reconciliation bill’s impact to Texas healthcare systems on Tuesday, June 24. Register now
Also this week, Becca is in Bonn, Germany, attending the June "intersessionals" of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. She’s there with ELCA Advocacy’s Christine Moffett, and a lucky thing they and other US civil society folks are attending the talks—because the Administration stayed home, leaving the US officially unrepresented. Becca and Christine are posting videos and other content that you can see on our Substack. |
