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Trump could target Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to help pay for lower taxes, experts say

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The Affordable Care Act remains popular with the public, garnering the approval of 54% of U.S. adults.

But experts say that may not insulate the federal health insurance program from change.

Many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are due to sunset at the end of 2025 .

Trump was silent on Medicaid during the 2024 campaign, but his budget proposals during his first administration included a plan to cap federal spending on Medicaid .

The Project 2025 plan prepared by the Heritage Foundation and a coalition of conservative groups, is recommending changes to Medicaid including a limit on federal spending.

But Levitt said the ACA and Medicaid could still end up facing cuts as the Republicans , who will control the White House and both houses of Congress , hash out their fiscal plans.

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