Medicaid, big beautiful bill
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A provision in the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill that passed in Congress and was signed by President Trump effectively defunds the clinics. The law doesn't specifically name Planned Parenthood, but it bars Medicaid payments to large health care nonprofits that offer abortions.
The bill includes stronger restrictions on Medicaid, which provides health care coverage to over 70 million low-income and disabled Americans, including 1.72 million Coloradans.
Rep. Gabe Evan’s commercial states that his vote is for Colorado families. Evans is giving them crumbs, however. He voted to give the rich loaves.” — James Maki, Dacono
Jamie Vigil fears the impact that Medicaid cuts in Trump's "big, beautiful bill' will have on her ability to obtain skin cancer treatment.
The House is now looking over President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill" after the Senate passed it with amendments on Tuesday.
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Colorado Medicaid recipient concerned about losing coverage now that "big, beautiful bill" has been signedColorado Access President Annie Lee spoke about the "shift" in health care in the state that will result from the "big, beautiful bill." A Medicaid recipient also provided her reaction.
Florida did not expand Medicaid as most states did, so the impact may be lesser than other places, but reductions loom.
U.S. House Republicans on Thursday passed a sweeping legislative package containing President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda, touching on everything from tax cuts to increased spending on immigration enforcement and defense.