One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.

The Medicaid changes caused by the now-signed law will cause more deaths, job losses, and rural hospital closures, researchers concluded.

When Michelle Lawrence heard about Medicaid cuts in the Republican tax and spending bill, it felt like “a punch to the gut.”

U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, a Washington Republican who represents the eastern quarter of the state including Spokane, praised the Big Beautiful Bill in a July 3 news release, citing its support for small businesses and border security. He also noted it locks in Trump tax cuts from 2017.

A new legislation cutting billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding could leave one million Floridians without coverage, advocates warn.

"Now is the time to prevent any future cuts to Medicaid from going into effect,” the Missouri senator said after helping make those cuts a reality.

A final vote in the Senate could occur as early as Wednesday. The bill would then return to the House for another vote before it would go to Trump’s desk for his signature before a Friday deadline.