The deficits caused by the tax bill would trigger the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and force billions in cuts to Medicare, unless Congress takes action.

Some $500 billion in cuts to Medicare could be avoided if Congress instructs the White House budget office to disregard the reconciliation package’s debt impact.

Now the Senate gets its hands on the "big, beautiful bill," which exceeds 1,000 pages, after House committees labored on it for months.

Over 90,000 Missourians could lose their Medicaid coverage under a proposal by Congressional Republicans to implement work requirements, according to a pair of recent studies of the plan.

The GOP budget bill combines $1 trillion in cuts to federal health and food programs with nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts, which mostly benefit high earners.

Adjusted estimates of the cost implications of projected Medicare Advantage growth are lacking and essential to discussions of current budget debates and Medicare policy.

The Congressional Budget Office warned Tuesday that Donald Trump’s proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act would increase the federal deficit by $3.8 trillion through extended tax cuts. It would also slash Medicaid and SNAP funding by $965 billion.