FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been disputing claims of Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump's 2025 tax and spending law.

During recent budget hearings, Kennedy repeatedly insisted there are no cuts, citing a Congressional Budget Office report showing a 47% increase in Medicaid spending over the next decade.

However, analysts argue his framing is misleading.

They say an inevitable increase in Medicaid spending due to factors like population growth and rising health costs doesn't negate the fact that there was a cut.

They explain that the law's reforms are projected to cut the program's spending by nearly $1 trillion over a decade.