Mia Wong

So what it was at first was a intense limitation on what Medicaid cover, essentially just humongous Medicaid cuts. And this is what I began investigating first. Me and Maddie were talking about it a bunch. She's the one who took me off to it.

So what it was at first was a intense limitation on what Medicaid cover, essentially just humongous Medicaid cuts. And this is what I began investigating first. Me and Maddie were talking about it a bunch. She's the one who took me off to it.

They started off by implementing huge cuts to Medicaid that would result in millions of people losing access to their health care, not even just trans people. Shortly after they announced these cuts, for instance, ADAPT, a group of disabled activists, they are famous for being the ones who climbed up the steps of the... I believe it was the Capitol building in the 90s to...

They started off by implementing huge cuts to Medicaid that would result in millions of people losing access to their health care, not even just trans people. Shortly after they announced these cuts, for instance, ADAPT, a group of disabled activists, they are famous for being the ones who climbed up the steps of the... I believe it was the Capitol building in the 90s to...

They started off by implementing huge cuts to Medicaid that would result in millions of people losing access to their health care, not even just trans people. Shortly after they announced these cuts, for instance, ADAPT, a group of disabled activists, they are famous for being the ones who climbed up the steps of the... I believe it was the Capitol building in the 90s to...

raise awareness and help get the American Disabilities Act passed. They staged a protest on the United States Capitol during a hearing for this bill where Republicans were just talking about it and praising themselves. Multiple activists got arrested. They're all fine now, apparently. Apparently they weren't treated too bad either, which is good to hear.

raise awareness and help get the American Disabilities Act passed. They staged a protest on the United States Capitol during a hearing for this bill where Republicans were just talking about it and praising themselves. Multiple activists got arrested. They're all fine now, apparently. Apparently they weren't treated too bad either, which is good to hear.

raise awareness and help get the American Disabilities Act passed. They staged a protest on the United States Capitol during a hearing for this bill where Republicans were just talking about it and praising themselves. Multiple activists got arrested. They're all fine now, apparently. Apparently they weren't treated too bad either, which is good to hear.

But what ultimately happened is more and more came out and it came revealed that Not only would disabled people be affected, but basically every marginalized group. Poor people, of course, being what we were focusing on, given the beat. But this will impact essentially everyone, especially if you're low income, especially if you are a person of color, you are more likely to be impacted.

But what ultimately happened is more and more came out and it came revealed that Not only would disabled people be affected, but basically every marginalized group. Poor people, of course, being what we were focusing on, given the beat. But this will impact essentially everyone, especially if you're low income, especially if you are a person of color, you are more likely to be impacted.

But what ultimately happened is more and more came out and it came revealed that Not only would disabled people be affected, but basically every marginalized group. Poor people, of course, being what we were focusing on, given the beat. But this will impact essentially everyone, especially if you're low income, especially if you are a person of color, you are more likely to be impacted.

just by virtue of this bill and how sweeping it is. And Republicans implemented a ban for gender-affirming care for minors on it. It was a very milquetoast ban that at the time was projected to pretty much get overturned in court right away if we were to pass. They didn't stop there, though.

just by virtue of this bill and how sweeping it is. And Republicans implemented a ban for gender-affirming care for minors on it. It was a very milquetoast ban that at the time was projected to pretty much get overturned in court right away if we were to pass. They didn't stop there, though.

just by virtue of this bill and how sweeping it is. And Republicans implemented a ban for gender-affirming care for minors on it. It was a very milquetoast ban that at the time was projected to pretty much get overturned in court right away if we were to pass. They didn't stop there, though.

They quickly evolved it, and they tried to implement it into a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for all ages on Medicaid and for any health insurance received through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. And ultimately, this led to a lot of panic and a lot of people assuming that their care was going to be taken away immediately. That wasn't what was going to happen.

They quickly evolved it, and they tried to implement it into a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for all ages on Medicaid and for any health insurance received through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. And ultimately, this led to a lot of panic and a lot of people assuming that their care was going to be taken away immediately. That wasn't what was going to happen.

They quickly evolved it, and they tried to implement it into a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for all ages on Medicaid and for any health insurance received through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. And ultimately, this led to a lot of panic and a lot of people assuming that their care was going to be taken away immediately. That wasn't what was going to happen.

The minimum effective date that's currently in the bill is 2027. I'm telling people to prepare if it passes for 2026 because there's a decent chance Republicans will try to expedite it because it passed through the House. It passed through committees in the House. It was sent to the Senate. And I think that's what we'll give to Maddie to talk about kind of what next steps for that are.

The minimum effective date that's currently in the bill is 2027. I'm telling people to prepare if it passes for 2026 because there's a decent chance Republicans will try to expedite it because it passed through the House. It passed through committees in the House. It was sent to the Senate. And I think that's what we'll give to Maddie to talk about kind of what next steps for that are.

The minimum effective date that's currently in the bill is 2027. I'm telling people to prepare if it passes for 2026 because there's a decent chance Republicans will try to expedite it because it passed through the House. It passed through committees in the House. It was sent to the Senate. And I think that's what we'll give to Maddie to talk about kind of what next steps for that are.