5 Things From the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill

In this week’s Friday Five, Sarah gives her first impressions on what agents need to know about the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill. Learn more about what’s changed for Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, and more!   Get Connected: 🤝Register with Ritter Insurance Marketing – the FMO that powers the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! 💌Send feedback, questions, and topic suggestions to [email protected] or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.   Resources: 2025 ACA Marketplace Integrity & Affordability Final Rule Takeaways 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Certification Info Key Takeaways From the 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability CMS Final Rule Summer 2025 Survival Guide   References: Konish, Lorie. “‘Big Beautiful Bill’ May Help Some Seniors on Social Security. But It Doesn’t Eliminate Taxes on Benefits.” CNBC.Com, CNBC, 8 July 2025, www.cnbc.com/2025/07/07/why-big-beautiful-bill-doesnt-end-taxes-on-social-security-benefits.html. “Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill.” KFF.Org, KFF, 5 July 2025, www.kff.org/tracking-the-medicaid-provisions-in-the-2025-budget-bill/. Published: Nov 21, 2024. “How Much More Would People Pay in Premiums If the ACA’s Enhanced Subsidies Expired?” KFF, KFF.org, 15 Apr. 2025, www.kff.org/interactive/how-much-more-would-people-pay-in-premiums-if-the-acas-enhanced-subsidies-expired/. Ortaliza, Jared, et al. “How Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Affect the ACA, Medicaid, and the Uninsured Rate?” KFF.Org, KFF, 18 June 2025, www.kff.org/policy-watch/how-will-the-2025-budget-reconciliation-affect-the-aca-medicaid-and-the-uninsured-rate/. “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Congress.Gov, Congress, www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text. Accessed 9 July 2025. “‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Tax Policies: Details and Analysis.” Taxfoundation.Org, Tax Foundation, 7 July 2025, taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/big-beautiful-bill-senate-gop-tax-plan/. Muoio, Dave. “Trump Signs Big Tax and Spending Bill into Law as Industry Groups Decry Healthcare Cuts.” Fiercehealthcare.Com, Fierce Healthcare, 6 July 2025, www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/house-votes-218-214-send-reconciliation-bill-trumps-desk.   Follow Us on Social! Ritter on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/RitterIM Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/ritter.insurance.marketing/ LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/company/ritter-insurance-marketing TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@ritterim X, https://x.com/RitterIM and YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/user/RitterInsurance     Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel  Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/   Not affiliated with or endorsed by Medicare or any government agency.