Overview
Marshall Jackson joins HLTH USA 2025 as moderator for the panel, “The Big Bill Fallout” on October 20, 2025. The panel discusses how the “Big Beautiful Bill” will slash $793 billion to federal Medicaid spending, leaving an estimated 7.8 million Americans without coverage. The bill will negatively impact the health of the nation’s most vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities and the elderly, for years to come. The legislation specifically eliminates federal Medicaid and ACA funding for medically necessary care for an estimated 180,000 transgender adults who rely on Medicaid for essential healthcare services. Not to mention the 3.2 million low-income Americans that rely on it for food assistance and eligible recipients who will lose coverage because of paperwork requirements. The profound consequences of these unprecedented cuts on Medicaid and how that will exacerbate existing gaps in our system are yet to be fully comprehended. Panelists dissect policy frameworks driving these changes, effects on healthcare systems already operating under significant strain, and evaluate the difficult choices the states face when federal support is withdrawn.