The ongoing government shutdown has reignited the debate over healthcare and Medicaid spending.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration proposed rolling back billions of dollars in Medicaid funding as part of his One Big Beautiful Bill, potentially impacting millions of Americans. Federal policymakers were unable to reach an agreement on a spending bill.

Military veterans stand out as one of the groups most affected, with one in 10 veterans relying on Medicaid. New York State contains 15% of the country’s veteran population enrolled in Medicaid, 82,900 veterans, according to the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) , a healthcare advocacy organization. That’s the highest share of any state in the nation.

Derek Coy, senior program officer at NYHealth, said the proposed cuts

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