Policy Chat with Bindu! 7/18 Recap

This session focused on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law on July 4, 2025. Below, you’ll find a full replay of the discussion, helpful resources, and additional reading to better understand the bill’s implications for the social work profession and the communities we serve.

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Resource Guide to Navigate & Understand the OBBBA 

Overview & General Impact of the OBBBA 

These links offer high-level summaries and broad analysis of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s structure, motivations, and nationwide implications. 

• Budget Reconciliation Explainer | House Budget Committee 

• NILC: 9 Things to Know About the Bill 

• Feldesman: Devastating Impacts + FQHC Silver Linings 

• Rosenfield: What the Bill Means for You 

• Tax Foundation: Pros and Cons 

• CAP: 10 Egregious Provisions 

• CAP: Cuts to Medicaid & Medicare 

• CAP: Budget Math – Medicaid Cuts vs. Tax Giveaways 

• Pajaronian: Health Providers Sound Alarm 

• California Hospital Association: Summary & Impact 

• ACC: Implementation Guidance 

• CNN: Timeline of Trump Agenda Provisions 

• CBPP: Statement on Rising Costs, Poverty, and Health Coverage Loss 

• American Progress: Cuts to NOAA and NWS 

• House Agriculture Committee Statement 

• NADO: Overview for Regional Planners 

• Ramsey Solutions: What Borrowers Should Know 

Tax Cuts & Child Tax Credit 

This section focuses on tax changes, particularly benefits skewed toward high-income earners, and the erosion of supports for low-income families. 

• CBPP: 2017 Tax Law Favored the Rich 

• PMC: Public Health Impacts of Tax Policy 

• Columbia: Children Left Behind by CTC Cuts 

• Tax Policy Center: Expanding the Child Tax Credit 

• CNBC: SALT Deduction Debate 

• CNBC: “No Tax on Tips” Promise 

• NYT: Interactive – No Tax on Tips 

• IRS: Tax Deductions for Working Americans & Seniors 

• Tax Policy Center: 2017 Tax Act Estimates 

Medicaid, ACA & Health Coverage 

These links analyze changes to Medicaid access, ACA subsidies, and work requirements—especially for vulnerable populations. 

• KFF: Medicaid Provisions Tracker 

• UPenn LDI: Mortality from Medicaid Cuts 

• Commonwealth Fund: Enhanced ACA Tax Credits 

• KFF: Medicaid & Work Intersection 

• Aurrera Health: What States Should Know 

• Final House Vote on Devastating Health and Food Assistance Cuts 

SNAP (Food Assistance) 

These sources break down food assistance program cuts and their expected impact on hunger, mortality, and household financial stability. 

• UPenn LDI: SNAP Mortality Impacts 

• Propel: SNAP Cuts Overview 

• CBPP: Deepest SNAP Cuts in History 

• FRAC: Senate SNAP Cuts Threaten Communities 

Immigration Provisions 

This section outlines the bill’s anti-immigrant measures, including impacts on refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented families. 

• Immigration Forum: Immigration Provisions 

• NILC: Anti-Immigrant Policies Explained 

• Futures Without Violence: Medicaid & Immigrants 

• Global Refuge: Impacts on Refugees 

• PBS: Overview Including Immigration 

Student Loans & Higher Education 

These sources focus on how the OBBBA affects borrowing limits, federal loan access, and broader support for students. 

• AEI: Analysis of Student Loan Provisions 

• New America: Bill Fails Students 

• AAO: Updates for Dental and Ortho Students 

Impact on California 

This section offers state-specific data and commentary on how OBBBA will affect healthcare, food aid, and poverty in California. 

• California Budget Center: Strengthening the Child Tax Credit 

• Governor Newsom’s Medicaid Impacts Memo (PDF) 

• California Hospital Association: Summary & Impact 

• CalMatters: Medi-Cal & Federal Budget 

• CPEHN: Communities of Color Disproportionately Harmed 

• Health Access CA – Federal Impacts: What’s at Risk by Congressional District 

• California Association of Food Banks – SNAP Factsheets 

Take Action: Advocacy & Civic Engagement 

These tools and campaigns help you take a stand against the harmful impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Whether you’re urging lawmakers to oppose Medicaid cuts, protect SNAP and student loan forgiveness, or stand up for immigrant and Indigenous communities, these resources empower you to advocate directly, join coalition efforts, and protect what matters most. 

• Find Your California State Legislator 

• Find Your Member of Congress 

• NASW – Action Center 

• Thank Those Who Stood Up and Voted Against the OBBBA 

• 1,400+ Organizations Sign Letter to Protect SNAP – FRAC 

• Take Action – Write to Congress to Release Public Education Funding 

• Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund – Shut Down Alligator Alcatraz 

• Protect IBR Loan Forgiveness – Student Debt Campaign