"Dabiah Act" threatens the participants of medical insurance and medical subsidies.

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04/06/2025
If the reconciliation bill proposed by the Republican Party becomes law, nearly 1.4 million medically vulnerable, low-income individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid may lose a valuable prescription drug subsidy, leading to life-threatening consequences. A study found that when individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid lose Medicaid coverage, their prescription drug adherence decreases, leading to a 4% increase in mortality, resulting in nearly 3,000 additional deaths within 11 months. The reconciliation bill will delay the implementation of a rule aimed at simplifying the enrollment process for low-cost Medicare savings plans, potentially causing 2.3 million people to lose Medicaid coverage, including 1.38 million dually enrolled beneficiaries.