How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Affects Tennessee Medicaid
- On the Fourth of July, President Donald Trump enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, marking a major federal policy shift.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill introduces an 80-hour per month work requirement, paired with twice-yearly renewals.
- Health Affairs found work requirements do not increase employment, with administrative barriers potentially causing additional coverage losses.
- Safety-Net providers face rising cost pressures, and Clinica Family Health was already struggling before President Trump was elected.
- In September, planning for 2026 budget begins, and budget adjustments will start in 2026 with phased cuts through 2030.
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‘Big beautiful bill’ will end Medicaid for people in Ingham, Shiawassee, and Livingston counties this year. Here’s how many will lose it—and who’s responsible
The representative who voted to take away health care from nearly 14,000 Michiganders in his district has been dodging constituents’ questions and town halls since 2024. President Donald Trump’s Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was signed into law on the Fourth of July. It cuts taxes for billionaires and the wealthiest people in the US, and is projected to create a $1.1 billion annual budget shortfall for the state, with an estimat…
What the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means for Boulder: Cuts, coverage losses and more
This week, state Sen. Judy Amabile hosted Democratic city and state leaders at a townhall to discuss the potential impacts of the new federal law, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” on Boulder. The law shifts more Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps) costs to states and localities, and limits who can receive those benefits to help pay for a series of tax cuts. About 25,000 people in Boulder County receive SNAP benefits and over 40,000 people are on Medicaid, …
Delegate Matt Morgan fires back at Big Beautiful Act critics, says Maryland Medicaid cuts due to state-level decisions
In an interview with WBAL Radio’s C4 and Bryan Nehman, Delegate Matt Morgan, Chairman of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, provided a counter-perspective on the controversial “Big Beautiful Act,” which recently became law. Addressing concerns about potential cuts to Medicaid in Maryland, Morgan emphasized the need for a balanced narrative, criticizing what he described as “fear-mongering” over the reforms. Morgan stated, “There’s been so much fear-mo…
Perspective: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has me worried about losing Medicaid as a college student
I’ve spent the past month worrying if I’d retain my healthcare coverage after President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that aims to cut federal Medicaid funding by about 1 trillion over the next decade. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could cause about 11.8 million people nationwide — including about 95,000 thousand in D.C. — to lose coverage. The legislation will leave some of the most financially vulnerable people without affordable healthca…
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