It also takes aim at Medicaid, the federal and state health program that covered 78.6 million low-income children and adults as of March 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Supporters of the sweeping tax and spending legislation that Congress has sent to President Donald Trump say the changes to Medicaid, food aid and other programs will encourage personal responsibility and halt those scamming the system.

A rural clinic in a district Trump won by more than 50 points has been forced to shut down, with the CEO citing "cuts to Medicaid."

Rep. Mark Amodei, a Republican, called President Trump's budget bill a balancing act that reins in excessive Medicaid spending.

House Republicans have muscled President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package forward to a final vote. If passed, the bill would bring tax cuts, money for deportations and Medicaid cuts.

Johnson said Tuesday night that he expects a vote in the House Wednesday or Thursday "at latest." As Elon Musk again turns up his criticism on President Trump's megabill, Trump was asked by a reporter on Tuesday morning,