Letters: Medicaid cuts will devastate access to behavioral health care
Published on April 2, 2026.
A social work graduate student, Sarah Kohn, has expressed concern about the impact of a new federal law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which will cut Medicaid spending by 15% through 2034, affecting access to behavioral health services. The cuts will leave millions without coverage and negatively impact underserved populations, including low-income and rural communities. Kohn argues that the cuts will lead to increased barriers to care, fewer available services and longer wait times. She argues that access to these services is not a privilege but vital to individual and community prosperity. She also urges policymakers to recognize the value of these services and their role in shaping how they are prioritized and how these services are delivered. These concerns reflect larger concerns in how mental health care is structured and who it is designed to support.
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