Although the reconciliation bill has passed, critical programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) still face ongoing threats of funding cuts and policy restrictions. These programs are essential for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and families with low incomes.

Medicaid ensures access to home and community-based services, long-term care, and critical health services. SNAP helps millions afford healthy food, preventing hunger and improving quality of life.

We must urge Congress to continue protecting and investing in these programs. 

The Trump Administration’s leaked FY 2026 budget shows a deeply troubling plan to tear apart the Older Americans Act (OAA)—a 60-year-old, unified system of support for older adults and caregivers—and split its programs across two different federal agencies. 

Instead of maintaining the OAA’s coordinated delivery model, the Administration plans to: 

• Move nutrition programs to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
• Move the rest of the OAA programs—like in-home care, transportation, caregiver respite, and elder justice—to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a large agency ill-suited to these community-based services. 

At the same time, the budget proposes to zero out critical aging programs (including Long-Term-Care Ombudsman and elder justice programs like Adult Protective Services) that support older adults’ health, safety, and independence. 

This is not efficiency—it’s dismantling. We must speak up NOW to stop this plan. Tell Congress to keep OAA programs together and fully funded.