{"id":7715,"date":"2025-04-17T13:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/?p=7715"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:00:34","slug":"potential-updates-to-medicaid-medical-assistance-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/17\/potential-updates-to-medicaid-medical-assistance-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Updates to Medicaid\/Medical Assistance Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our BGS Estate Planning Team has attorneys working with persons with disabilities of all ages and their families to help them obtain and maintain Medicaid\/Medical Assistance benefits.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a massive budget reconciliation package being fast tracked through Congress that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid.&nbsp; The impact could be very challenging for our elderly and disability populations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> If you want to keep informed on the impact of the proposed budget cuts, the National Health Law Organization April 23, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. will be hosting a free webinar entitled <em>Medicaid in the Crosshairs: Understanding the Threat and the Path Forward<\/em>. \u00a0You can find out more about this seminar and other resource materials at:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/healthlaw.org\/resource\/protect-medicaid-funding-series-2024\/\">https:\/\/healthlaw.org\/resource\/protect-medicaid-funding-series-2024\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPDATE MAY 1, 2025:<br>Governor Walz holds roundtable on proposed federal health care cuts: <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MNDHS\/bulletins\/3de7cde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MNDHS\/bulletins\/3de7cde<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cathryn-Reher-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cathryn-Reher-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cathryn-Reher.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><figcaption>Elder Law Attorney Cathryn D. 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