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Republicans are seeking to limit a tax loophole that gives states more federal matching funds. Many state budgets could be hurt.
The Senate Finance Committee is revising the proposed Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s “big beautiful bill” — a move sure to spur vehement opposition from hospitals.
Amid a high-stakes legislative sprint, Senate Republicans unveiled their version of a sweeping domestic policy bill on Monday, intensifying the
Senate Republicans have unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the Medicaid program, with changes policy analysts warn could lead to even greater coverage losses and pain for hospital systems than the aggressive proposal passed by the House of Representatives last month.
Jeremy Nordquist, president of the Nebraska Hospital Association, called the proposed Medicaid cuts "an alarming attack on the already fragile financial health of our hospitals."
The proposal would salvage some clean-energy tax credits and phase out others more slowly, making up some of the cost by imposing deeper cuts to Medicaid than the House-passed bill would.
Senate Republicans sent "shockwaves" through Capitol Hill as they eyed a massive change Monday on a "politically explosive policy within Medicaid" to pay for President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill,
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republican senators consider President Donald Trump’s big bill that could slash federal spending and extend tax cuts, a new survey shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs the GOP has focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.