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Pushback on Medicaid provisions began just after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed on July 4. Several bills were introduced in the immediate aftermath, including one by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo) aimed at eliminating provisions on how states get federal matching money and increase funding for rural providers.
Tens of thousands of refugees, victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, and others who legally immigrated to Pennsylvania and New Jersey will lose Medicaid coverage next fall, when new eligibility rules established under President Donald Trump’s signature “big beautiful bill” take effect.
The July passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA) made several substantial changes to health care policy and financing, largely through Medicaid.
A conservative think tank is circulating a memo to GOP lawmakers with recommendations for a second budget reconciliation bill.
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East Idaho News on MSNBefore the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Idaho braced for federal Medicaid cuts. But not this change.
For years, Idaho state lawmakers have worried the federal government might cut Medicaid funds. That’s partly why the Legislature didn’t expand Medicaid to more low-income earners. In 2018, voters approved that policy through a ballot initiative.
Vice President JD Vance will be in Georgia on Thursday to take a stab at pitching a massive bill that hasn’t yet been fully implemented.
Some of the changes to the program under the One Beautiful Bill Act include imposing stricter eligibility requirements — the most significant being 80-hour monthly work requirements for many adults on Medicaid.
As a part of the Sutherland Institutes’s 2025 Congressional Series, Moore spent time explaining certain provisions of the bill such as the child tax credit and standard deduction, as well as its impact on Medicaid.
The state likely won’t fully meet new Medicaid funding demands, indicating cuts to Medicaid services could follow, lawmakers told The N&O.
The final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill includes over $1 trillion in savings from my committee’s jurisdiction. To accomplish this, we worked to eliminate reckless Green New Deal environmental regulations, promote American energy dominance and eliminate waste, fraud and abuse within the Medicaid program.