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Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts. But what, exactly, would be a cut?
Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid programs could strip them of tens of billions of dollars.
This story has been updated with additional analyses quantifying the current funding bill's financial impacts on hospitals. | Democratic senators said Thursday the current reconciliation bill's Medicaid cuts will affect rural constituents across the country,
A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.
A KFF poll found that nearly two-thirds of adults oppose Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" due to its proposed cuts to Medicaid and other health programs, and that support for the legislation drops significantly when people learn more about its potential impact on healthcare.
A new Quinnipiac poll shows 53% of voters oppose the GOP's sweeping tax and spending bill. Overall support for Medicaid remains strong.
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Medicaid cuts would make Arizona's mental health crisis even worse | OpinionMedicaid cuts could obliterate Arizona's already troubled behavioral health system. And that has consequences for all of us.