Advocates, Lawmakers Weigh Ways to Keep Pa. Kids Insured as Trump Medicaid Cuts Loom

Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom

Upcoming changes to Medicaid are poised to increase Pennsylvania’s number of uninsured children and reverse decades of efforts to provide healthcare to poor families in the state, advocates warn.

Advocates, Lawmakers Weigh Ways to Keep PA Kids Insured as Trump Medicaid Cuts Loom

In 2025, Congress and the Trump administration created additional work requirements for Medicaid participants and mandated $990 billion in cuts to the program over the next 10 years. By Jaxon White, Spotlight PA Pictured above: A patient room. Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drive…