Despite promises to protect Medicaid, former President Trump supports a bill slashing $880 billion from the program, risking coverage for 10 million Americans.

Sen. Rand Paul, a vocal critic of the Trump-backed budget bill he said has "wimpy" spending cuts, advocated to shift more Medicaid spending to states.

I n a striking turn of events, the Republican-led "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) is poised to enact significant cuts to Medicare, a program that serves as a lifeline for millions

The deficits caused by the tax bill would trigger the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and force billions in cuts to Medicare, unless Congress takes action.

The sprawling reconciliation package that House Republicans are rushing through committee would trigger over $500 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate released late Tuesday.

Across Illinois, about 70% of days spent in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, making it the largest insurance payer for this type of coverage, according to state officials. Advocates worry the proposed cuts will reduce the type of care low-income seniors and those living with

Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed by House Republicans, would trigger automatic Medicare cuts.

Some 40% of voters told Harris that they thought renewing the 2017 Trump tax cuts — a major part of the new bill — would have no effect on deficits, and an another 25% thought