Overview

• Senate Republicans are split on imposing work requirements and deep funding cuts in Medicaid, complicating efforts to unify a GOP-backed reconciliation package.
• The nonpartisan CBO finds the legislation would slash federal Medicaid spending by $793 billion over 10 years and leave nearly 8 million more Americans uninsured.
• A new KFF poll reports that 64% of U.S. adults view the bill unfavorably, a mark that worsens when respondents learn of its health-care consequences.
• Even among MAGA-aligned Republicans, favorable views of the bill fall below 50% after being told it would reduce hospital funding and increase uninsured rates.
• Among current Medicaid enrollees and their families, 77% express concern about losing coverage, warning of significant financial and health hardships without the program.