Project 2025 serves as a plan for Trumps second term, crafted by his former advisors across 900 pages. This extensive document outlines policy changes that prioritize the wealthy and corporations over working families granting Trump executive authority and influence over our daily lives. Explore our blog summary for an in depth look at the impacts these proposals could have if put into action.
Than addressing the publics desire for decreased healthcare expenses the measures outlined in Project 2025 would likely lead to effects. These policies could limit services for those in need drive up prescription drug prices and result in more individuals being left without health insurance coverage.
Under Trumps proposed agenda lifetime caps or restrictions on Medicaid benefits may be introduced. States could face requirements, for Medicaid eligibility assessments potentially excluding vulnerable individuals from receiving essential healthcare support.
The Center, for American Progress (CAP) a policy institute warns that Project 2025s Medicaid proposal jeopardizes the health and financial stability of millions of Americans. Removing Medicaid benefits could leave low income enrollees without affordable coverage options leading them to skip medical care and impacting their ability to work.
Furthermore the Trump administrations agenda seeks to roll back parts of the Inflation Reduction Act, which currently allows the governmen to negotiate directly with companies to prescription drug costs and enhance access to life saving medication for Medicare beneficiaries. The cost of insulin, which saw a decrease when capped at $35 per month for Medicare recipients may see an increase if regulations are repealed.
Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under Trumps agenda would empower health insurance companies to again deny coverage based on preexisting conditions leaving millions without access to healthcare. This year 21.3 million individuals enrolled in ACA marketplace insurance plans.
Additionally Project 2025 could impose restrictions on womens access, to contraception interfering with their choices and healthcare decisions.Trumps proposal includes measures that could restrict womens access, to emergency contraception without charge impacting around 48 million women of childbearing age as per CAP. Emergency contraception is commonly. Deemed safe and effective in preventing pregnancy.
However Trumps plan goes beyond this. Project 2025 also proposes leveraging the 1873 Comstock Act to criminalize the mailing of abortion related items, such, as medication abortion pills.
According to CAP "Extreme right wing groups are advocating for misinterpreting the Comstock Act to block medication abortion by mail as it would significantly limit abortion access essentially acting as a ban."
