Congress is preparing to pass a budget resolution early in 2025 to move forward on tax and spending priorities. Using the budget reconciliation process, Congressional committees of jurisdiction will be instructed to reduce spending on mandatory programs, reauthorize expiring tax cuts, and authorize other spending priorities.  Budget reconciliation allows Congress to pass legislation without 60 votes in the Senate.

Medicaid, because of its significant budget and concerns from incoming Congressional leadership and budget hawks about the program’s scope and cost, will be a target for spending reductions in the coming months.  

The Medicaid program is critical to older adults and the providers who serve them. Cuts or changes that impede access to the program must not be part of the budget resolution