Timeline aside, Arizona groups that advocate for people with disabilities are bracing for Medicaid cuts to become law. The changes could impact Arizonans who receive services through the state Division of Developmental Disabilities, which is funded in part by federal Medicaid funds.

Republican Medicaid cuts in the reconciliation bill will undermine dual‐eligible seniors’ Medicare cost coverage and long‑term care support, experts warn.

Five rural Arizona hospitals may close under cuts to Medicaid in the pending Big Beautiful Bill backed by President Donald Trump. That would threaten critical care and maternity services in areas that are already underserved.