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President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning turned up the heat on the more than a dozen House Republican holdout votes endangering passage of the bill.
Trump's bill would require Medicaid applicants to provide proof of their work hours and apply for specific exceptions, creating new barriers for individuals to maintain insurance.
The House Rules Committee recently proposed a modification to the Republican reconciliation legislation to cut federal funding for states that provide Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to lawfully residing children and pregnant adults.
Pres. Trump traveled to Capitol Hill to push House Republicans to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to fund his agenda.
Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.
Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people's lives.
A GOP proposal unveiled this week would require many enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or studying, and to shoulder more of the costs of their care.
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