Trump's "big" bill puts Medicaid on the chopping block. From work requirements to loss of coverage, here are Pittsbughers' concerns.

NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's spending bill is set to raise administrative costs and make managing costs more difficult for insurers like UnitedHealthcare and CVS Health's Aetna that operate Medicaid health plans, experts say.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. So, for the first time in her life, she attended a town hall, held July 10 by her Democratic member of Congress, Rep. April McClain Delaney.

Republican Senator Josh Hawley just introduced a bill to repeal some of the cuts in the OBBA, which he voted to pass along with the majority of Republicans

One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.

When Michelle Lawrence heard about Medicaid cuts in the Republican tax and spending bill, it felt like “a punch to the gut.”

Allegheny County residents use the health coverage, which is subject to funding cuts under a new federal law. The post What is Medicaid, and how does Trump’s bill change it? appeared first on PublicSource.

The bill, ushered through Congress by Republican leadership and signed by Trump Friday, includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, slashes spending on Medicaid, and creates temporary tax deductions for overtime and tipped income. It includes $170 billion for immigrant detention and for new personnel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.