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Exactly how many lose benefits depend on how state government responds to federal changes, county officials said.
One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.
Over the next decade, nearly $1 trillion will be cut from Medicaid. Here is what America’s more than 71 million recipients of the health care program need to know about the changes under the 'One Big Beautiful Bill.
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act created federal work requirements for Medicaid recipients, which amount to 80 hours a month in community engagement activities to maintain eligibility.
Veteran strategist James Carville said Democrats would be "stupid" to talk about anything other than Trump's megabill.
Cuts to Medicaid prompted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lead to thousands of excess deaths each year.
New Medicaid rules will require 18.5 million people to prove they meet the requirements every year—and that portends a bureaucratic nightmare.
The state likely won’t fully meet new Medicaid funding demands, indicating cuts to Medicaid services could follow, lawmakers told The N&O.
The sweeping Big Beautiful Bill became law early this month and has generated plenty of conversation surrounding Medicaid cuts.
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, a Washington Republican who represents the eastern quarter of the state including Spokane, praised the Big Beautiful Bill in a July 3 news release, citing its support for small businesses and border security. He also noted it locks in Trump tax cuts from 2017.
Trump may call it beautiful, but the reconciliation bill will have an ugly impact on Rhode Island’s health care system, policy analysts say.