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Trump's Medicaid Bill: Cuts for Wealthy, Risks for Millions

6/7/2025

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President Trump asserts that the GOP Medicaid bill aims to eliminate waste and fraud, yet critics warn it could strip coverage from nearly 10 million vulnerable Americans, including children and the disabled. Additionally, the bill's substantial tax cuts for the wealthy have sparked moral and political concerns among some Republican senators.

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President Trump asserts that the GOP Medicaid bill aims to eliminate waste and fraud, yet critics warn it could strip coverage from nearly 10 million vulnerable Americans, including children and the disabled. Additionally, the bill's substantial tax cuts for the wealthy have sparked moral and political concerns among some Republican senators.