Some $500 billion in cuts to Medicare could be avoided if Congress instructs the White House budget office to disregard the reconciliation package’s debt impact.

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. However, Congress can block the implementation of the cuts.

After House Republicans passed a Medicaid policy requiring recipients to have proof of employment, Scott said the move would save billions.

Leftist protesters disrupted a Capitol Hill office building for a short time Wednesday as the House moves toward a vote on the President Trump-backed "big, beautiful" budget bill.

Colorado health care advocates are warning of dire outcomes for rural care providers and patient services under a major domestic policy bill advancing in Congress. House Republicans in the early hours of Thursday approved

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office issued a report Tuesday finding that the GOP’s budget bill would automatically trigger over $500 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare, exposing ...

While Democrats labeled the scorekeeper’s report as proof that Republican policies would lead to “catastrophic" Medicaid cuts, Republicans have said Democrats are seeking to “fear monger" Americans.

The numbers appeared tied to estimates on the number of people who may be cut from Medicaid under U.S. President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."

The Congressional Budget Office warned Tuesday that Donald Trump’s proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act would increase the federal deficit by $3.8 trillion through extended tax cuts. It would also slash Medicaid and SNAP funding by $965 billion.