The Trump Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” was passed by House Republicans on May 22 and contains significant Medicaid cuts that could leave millions of Americans without coverage as well as severely reduce access to care. The proposed bill also includes cuts to Medicare funding, new restrictions on federal loans for medical students, and provisions to create a permanent, inflation-based mechanism for annual updates to Medicare physician payments. The legislation now heads to the Senate, where it will face further debate by lawmakers.
The proposed legislation seeks to accomplish the following:
Medicaid:
Medicare:
CMS:
Outside of Congress, the Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) has also made announcements that could threaten access to healthcare:
Please contact Emma Sharp with any questions.
The Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Political Action Committee (RCPA PAC) is asking members to consider making a personal contribution to the PAC. With these donations, we have been successful in supporting legislative leadership who understand the severe challenges facing many of our providers. These representatives are willing to stand up for our issues as we fight to move Pennsylvania forward.
We urge you to view our 2025 Legislative & Administrative Priorities to see how RCPA is and will continue to work for you. We are able to achieve these goals thanks to our members’ dedication and contributions.
Make an online contribution and advocate for yourself today. While the request is voluntary, we encourage you to make a contribution of $100, $250, $350, $500, or more to the RCPA PAC. If you are interested, you can also consider making a recurring monthly donation.
If you have any questions regarding the RCPA PAC or making a donation, please contact Jack Phillips, Director, Government Affairs.
The Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Political Action Committee (RCPA PAC) is asking members to consider making a personal contribution to the PAC. With these donations, we have been successful in supporting legislative leadership who understand the severe challenges facing many of our providers. These representatives are willing to stand up for our issues as we fight to move Pennsylvania forward.
We urge you to view our 2025 Legislative & Administrative Priorities to see how RCPA is and will continue to work for you. We are able to achieve these goals thanks to our members’ dedication and contributions.
Make an online contribution and advocate for yourself today. While the request is voluntary, we encourage you to make a contribution of $100, $250, $350, $500, or more to the RCPA PAC. If you are interested, you can also consider making a recurring monthly donation.
If you have any questions regarding the RCPA PAC or making a donation, please contact Jack Phillips, Director, Government Affairs.
As RCPA continues to advocate for protecting Medicaid from devastating cuts at the federal level, we wanted to provide you with some resources, including a Pennsylvania-specific letter that you can easily tailor as you see fit to your Congressional House member. The letter details how important Medicaid is to your community, not only in terms of those you treat, but also for the economic health of those you employ and the broader community in which they live. The letter also requests a one-on-one meeting between the legislator’s office and you, to allow you to further discuss the importance of protecting Medicaid. If you do choose to ask for a meeting through this letter or otherwise, RCPA is happy to assist you in preparing for the meeting based on our experience and the experience of other providers that have already met with their Congressional representatives on this issue.
Although it is important for all legislators to hear from our health and human services providers, it is especially important that we reach Pennsylvania’s US House Republicans, given that the budget resolution adopted by the House directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find at least $880 billion in spending cuts over the next 10 years. Many worry this will require deep cuts to Medicaid. In particular, given their committee assignments or stated positions on Medicaid, there are six key US representatives who need to hear from us. They are:
To assist with your outreach and to help tailor the letter provided above, we have provided additional resources below:
We encourage you to use these resources in reaching out to your Congressional representatives. RCPA is happy to help in any way we can.