US EditionSenate GOP Takes Bigger Swing at Medicaid in Trump Agenda Bill
UNITED STATES, JUN 17 – The Senate bill proposes over $700 billion in Medicaid cuts, expands work requirements, and reduces provider taxes, risking millions losing coverage and straining rural hospitals, experts say.
- Senate Republicans unveiled draft legislation on Monday proposing over $800 billion in Medicaid cuts as part of President Trump's domestic agenda bill ahead of the July 4th deadline.
- The bill aims to offset costs by imposing work requirements on parents of teens and maintaining the $10,000 SALT deduction cap despite pressure from House Republicans for a $40,000 cap.
- The legislation includes a $15 billion stabilization fund to assist rural hospitals, but it lowers the Medicaid provider tax from 6% to 3%, a proposal criticized for threatening rural healthcare access.
- Senator Susan Collins described certain provisions as significantly harsher than those approved by the House, while Representative Mike Lawler cautioned that any effort to reduce the SALT cap could lead the bill to fail in the House.
- If passed, the bill risks forcing Alabama's rural hospitals to cut or close services, where Medicaid supports a large portion of patients and two hospitals already halted inpatient care last month.
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