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Trump Pushes $880 Billion Medicaid Cuts, Faces GOP Backlash

5/21/2025

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Former President Trump is urging House Republicans to back the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which threatens to slash $880 billion from Medicaid over the next ten years. Critics fear this drastic move could strip over 1.5 million New Yorkers of their health coverage. Meanwhile, moderates within the GOP are pushing back against these cuts to vital social programs.

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Former President Trump is urging House Republicans to back the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which threatens to slash $880 billion from Medicaid over the next ten years. Critics fear this drastic move could strip over 1.5 million New Yorkers of their health coverage. Meanwhile, moderates within the GOP are pushing back against these cuts to vital social programs.