More than one in four Americans are covered through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), around 85 million people.
By The Numbers
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of families
April marks the 8th annual Medicaid Awareness Month. This year, it comes at a critical time: Medicaid is once again under threat from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans who are pushing to slash funding, roll back Medicaid expansion, and rip health care away from millions of Americans.
Defend Medicaid. Defend Our Health Care.
Medicaid is under attack—again.
Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are reviving their decade-long crusade to gut Medicaid, risking health care for over 70 million Americans, including children, seniors, people with disabilities, and working families. They want to slash funding, end Medicaid expansion, and impose bureaucratic hurdles—just to hand more tax breaks to billionaires and giant corporations. Their dangerous proposals would:
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Rip coverage away from millions of Americans
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Close rural hospitals that communities rely on
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Force states to raise taxes or slash education funding
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Punish working people with burdensome paperwork
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End Medicaid coverage for 4 million people in states with trigger laws
This isn’t hypothetical. These cuts would hit every community—and fast.
Over 85 Million People In America Depend on Medicaid and CHIP
- 85.8 million Americans have coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, including 38.8 million kids.
- 40 states plus the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid, which is now covering 24.5 million people.
- Thousands of lives saved from Medicaid expansion.
Join us in the fight to protect and expand Medicaid
Medicaid saves lives. That’s why this fight is too important for any of us to sit on the sidelines. Join the movement to Protect Our Care today.