Celebration & Alarm: 黄瓜视频 Reproductive Health Project eNews #50 鈥� July 19, 2025
This July 30th marks the 60th anniversary establishment of Medicare and Medicaid. Over the last 60 years these programs have formed ensuring and .
Believing in the human right to health care, 黄瓜视频 started its life as an independent voice for future physicians just after these vital programs were passed into law despite strong . Today, Medicare covers seniors and disabled Americans and additional low-income Americans.聽
Over these 60 years we’ve seen how dedicating resources to health care improves and extends peoples’ lives, yet despite the success of these programs Congress passed the so-called Big Beautiful Bill budget resolution that cuts over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act — . President Trump signed the Bill into law on July 4th. In addition to causing people to lose health care coverage, the bill also caps federal student loan programs further worsening physician shortages across the United States.
Scroll down to learn more about how the Big Beautiful Bill will impact your medical education, your future patients, reproductive health care and more — including how your congress members voted.
With Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire鈥檚 Tax Break: Republicans in Congress are using the federal budget to gut Medicaid and Planned Parenthood with devastating consequences for reproductive health care in America. Teen Vogue听–
Deeper Dives:聽Medicaid and Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood听–
Planned Parenthood 鈥榙efunding鈥� threatens women鈥檚 health beyond abortion, The Hill听–
Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Defunding: Lawsuit on behalf of Maine Family Planning challenges the Administration鈥檚 鈥渂ig beautiful bill,鈥� which bars certain reproductive health providers from accepting Medicaid鈥攖hreatening to close hundreds of clinics nationwide.听–
Here are the ways that Medicaid is a Reproductive Freedom Issue, Reproductive Freedom for All听–
Deeper Dives:聽Protecting Medicaid as a Reproductive Justice Issue, In Our Voices National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda 2025 Policy Priorities听–
Reproductive Rights and Medicaid: A Guide – Empowering individuals with knowledge on Medicaid coverage for reproductive healthcare, Number Analytics听–
Medicaid Coverage for Women, KFF听–
Deeper Dives:聽5 Key Facts About Medicaid and Pregnancy听–
5 Key Facts About Medicaid and Family Planning听–
Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker听–
How Medicaid Supports Maternal and Infant Health 鈥� Center For Children and Families听–
Medical students fret over the new student loan cap in the ‘big, beautiful bill’: The bill will cap total medical loans at $200,000 鈥� far below the more than $300,000 median cost of attending medical school. NBC News听–
Proposed changes to federal student loans could worsen the doctor shortage, AAMC听–
鈥淏ig, Beautiful Bill鈥� Means Big Changes for Higher Ed: Experts worry that the law will have a detrimental impact on America鈥檚 universities鈥攃hanging who gets to attend college and how they pay for it. Inside Higher Ed听–
What Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Means for Rural Health Clinics – National Association of Rural Health Clinics听–
Can a slush fund transform rural health care? Some lawmakers were able to set aside $50 billion for the Rural Health Transformation Program in the GOP tax law. Marketplace听–
Deeper Dives:聽What experts think of the $50 billion rural health fund in Trump鈥檚 big bill, PBS News听–
A Closer Look at the $50 Billion Rural Health Fund in the New Reconciliation Law, KFF听–
10 Things to Know About Rural Hospitals, KFF听–
Deeper Dive: 5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People Living in Rural Areas, KFF听–
Republican Budget Bill Could Close Over 140 Rural Labor & Delivery Units, National Partnership for Women & Families –
How the Big Beautiful Bill & Medicaid Cuts Will Impact All Patients: Sick people don鈥檛 disappear when they lose insurance. They just get sicker. Katie Couric Media –
Trump鈥檚 鈥榖ig beautiful鈥� bill could add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits in the next 10 years鈥攚hat it means for your wallet, CNBC –
Deeper Dives:聽One Big Beautiful Bill Law Summary, Association of State & Territorial Health Officials听–
What Medicaid Cuts Mean For Americans听–
Reconciliation Bill Takes Food Assistance Away From Millions of People, CNBC听–
Five Ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Impacts Doctors 鈥� From swamped emergency departments to early retirements, physicians will take a hit,MedPage Today听–
[AR] State lawmakers aim to tackle Arkansas鈥� maternal health crisis with new legislation, Arkansas Advocate听–
[CA] 鈥楤ig Beautiful Bill鈥� will devastate access to care, CMA warns, California Medical Association听–
[CO] Doctors worry about new limits on federal student loans, 9news.com听–
Kansas advocate warns federal cuts to Medicaid will accelerate maternal deaths – ICT News听–
[MD] Health advocates warn budget reconciliation will strain the state health care system: Thousands of Maryland Medicaid recipients will lose coverage, and that鈥檚 just the beginning of advocates鈥� concerns, Maryland Matters听–
[NC] How the 鈥楤ig Beautiful Bill鈥� will affect health care in N.C.: Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets and threaten the health and economic stability of millions across the state. North Carolina Health News听–
[NJ] Now that the Big Beautiful Bill is law, here鈥檚 what it might mean for New Jersey, New Jersey Globe听–
[OR] House passes Trump鈥檚 domestic policy bill. Here are 5 ways it will impact Oregon, OPB听–
[WI] Where abortion access stands in Wisconsin after 1849 ban rollback, Medicaid cuts, The Daily Cardinal听–
State Shield Laws: Protections for Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Providers, KFF –
50 state Contraceptive Policy Scorecard: State of Access, Population Reference Bureau –
Deeper Dive: The Supreme Court Recognized a Constitutional Right to Contraception in 1965: 60 years later, Gaps Persist and Attacks Continue – National Women’s Law Center –
Abortion Restrictions and Intimate Partner Violence in the Dobbs Era, National Bureau of Economic Research –
Effects of the Dobbs Decision on Publicly Supported Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinics: Results from a National Study, Journal of Women’s Health –
The Bigoted BS Bill is a Backdoor National Abortion Ban With NeginFarsad & Pamela Merritt, Executive Director of Medical Students for Choice, – Abortion Access Front –
Dr. Regina Davis Moss, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice, National Black Women鈥檚 Reproductive Justice Agenda speaks out on Medina v. Planned Parenthood Is a Direct Attack to Reproductive Justice, RePros Fightback –
A Right at Risk: Protecting the Right to Contraception and Reproductive Freedom in the Post-Roe Era, Congressional Hearing lead by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Representative Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) –
July 21 Online @ 5-7pmE – 黄瓜视频 Chapter Officers Training –
August 6 Online @ 1pmE – Abortion Provider Panel, Abortion Care Network –
August 7-10, 2025 – 黄瓜视频 Gender Justice & Healing in Medicine Retreat聽A special 4-day/3-night learning adventure at an idyllic retreat center nestled in the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains! Lodging & meals fully covered along with travel reimbursements up to $400. Seats Limited to 15 Med Students – !
Sept 9 Online 9am-5:30pmE – Sustaining the Biomedical Workforce: Innovative Pathways for Retaining and Supporting Physician-Scientists, A Joint Workshop from the American Junior Investigator Association (AJIA) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) –
