As Medicaid, Medicare Turn 60, Advocates Worry Tens of Thousands of CT Residents Will Lose Coverage
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Sally Grossman, a Connecticut resident, shares her experience with Medicaid during a news conference in Hartford on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Behind her L to R are Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, and Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, the co-chairs of the General Assembly’s Human Services committee. Photo credit: Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie
State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, co-chair of the human services committee, participated in the news conference announcing the report.
By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com
As Medicaid and Medicare turn 60, advocates are warning that hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents could lose their coverage from the two safety net programs due to changes at the federal level.
The Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG), in conjunction with Americans for Tax Fairness and Health Care for America Now!, released a seven page report Wednesday morning detailing the potential impacts that recently passed Republican budget conciliation bill, also known as One Big Beautiful Bill, will have on Medicare and Medicaid in the state.
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