The Big Bill Fallout

The debate is over, the dust has settled, and the federal budget bill—The 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill (H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act)—has been signed into law. The major effect of the bill is that between now and 2034, there will be an estimated 12 to 17 million fewer Americans with health insurance—approximately 5% to 7% of the currently insured population (see;By the Numbers: Senate Republican Reconciliation Bill Takes Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raises Families’ Costs;and;Wyden-Pallone-Neal_Uninsured_Letter_6-4-25).

In large part, the . . .