Overview

• Senate Republicans remain divided on Medicaid provisions, with Sen. Susan Collins seeking relief for rural hospitals and Sen. Ron Johnson pressing for steeper cuts.
• The Senate text lowers the dependent-children age threshold to 14, requiring parents of older children to complete 80 hours of work or community service monthly to keep benefits.
• Provider tax caps are set to bar non-expansion states from levying facility fees and gradually limit them in expansion states to 3.5 percent by 2031, prompting warnings from hospital groups.
• An Ipsos/The Washington Post poll found that 42 percent of Americans oppose the bill’s tax and health measures, compared with 23 percent in support and 34 percent undecided.
• CBO estimates indicate that up to 16 million people could lose insurance under the House-passed bill, fueling debate over its impact on low-income and rural communities.