US EditionTo Cut Medicaid, the GOP’s Following a Path Often Used to Expand Health Care
- On July 1, 2025, Congress passed President Trump's 'One Big Beautiful' budget reconciliation bill proposing over $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts nationwide.
- The bill follows the budget reconciliation process commonly used since the 1980s to pass major health legislation, but now aims to reduce Medicaid rather than expand it.
- Critics, especially Virginia Democrats at a Tuesday panel town hall in Chesapeake, say the bill undermines Medicaid expansion, imposes stricter provider limits, and threatens health coverage access.
- Experts state the cuts will push many off Medicaid, increase emergency room usage, and worsen health outcomes, while Minnesota alone could lose $500 million annually in federal funding.
- The bill's passage suggests significant changes to the health care system, risking care for millions and potentially increasing costs for providers and communities nationwide.
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How Trump’s Megabill Would Change Medicaid
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains changes to Medicaid that Republicans say will reduce fraud, waste, and abuse, making the program more sustainable for the future. Democrats, however, have objected to the potential loss of coverage by several million enrollees, as forecast by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and the potential financial impact on small rural hospitals. Both parties agree that Medicaid is a vital part of the country’s …
Virginia lawmakers have flagged Medicaid cuts as a problem in Trump’s tax cut bill
Reps. Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman have both expressed concern over how much further the Senate version of the reconciliation bill goes in cutting Medicaid than the House version they both backed.
Fox News denies GOP's “One Big Beautiful Bill” will impact Medicaid while defending cuts in the bill
On Fox News, network hosts and guests — including multiple Trump administration officials and Republican members of Congress — have repeatedly pushed false claims about cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces in the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which is estimated to cause nearly 12 million Americans to lose their health insurance and cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid funding over the next decade. Some of these figures h…
Trump lacks basic understanding of what his budget bill would actually do: report
President Donald Trump appeared to misjudge the effects of his “Big, Beautiful Bill” on Medicaid on Wednesday, even as the legislation advances.NOTUS reported that Trump appeared unclear about the bill’s actual impact during a White House meeting on Wednesday with moderate Republicans and members of the Main Street Caucus.According to three individuals present, he asserted that Republicans should avoid changing three programs ahead of upcoming e…
Medicaid reductions will affect seniors despite no cuts to Medicare
Federal Medicaid spending reductions in the GOP budget reconciliation bill could have significant effects for seniors across the country, particularly those in long-term care facilities. President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised not to touch Medicare, the federal health insurance system for seniors over age 65, but federal spending reductions for Medicaid baked into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will also have a sizable impact on low-incom…
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