New Jersey would lose $3.6 billion in Medicaid funding and $200 million for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under bill passed by House. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate.

As federal budget discussions continue, state leaders express concern over proposed Medicaid changes that could affect millions of low-income Americans. (Scripps News)

The news of Congress passing President Donald Trump’s Tax bill early Thursday morning didn’t sit well with Governor Bob Ferguson.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ was passed by the House of Representatives, which included cuts to Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office predicts nearly 14 million people will lose coverage by 2034, and would cut $715 billion in Medicaid reduction over 10 years.

In Oklahoma, nearly one in four Oklahomans are on Medicaid. Officials are worried the budget bill in the U.S. Senate will have major reprecussions.

In rural Colorado, Medicaid coverage is integral to both people's health and the local economy. Proposed changes such as work requirements, could ripple through communities.

Gov. Ferguson and those who rely on Medicaid said the U.S. House vote Thursday to cut spending to the program will have damaging effects on all aspects of the healthcare system.

In the Ohio House’s version of the budget bill, Ohio would eliminate Group VIII — another name for the Medicaid expansion group that covers more than 700,000 Ohioans who live above the income requirements for traditional Medicaid but are still in need of assistance — if the federal government’s share of the funding dips below 90%.

Experts say enrolling in and maintaining Medicaid would become more difficult under Trump’s tax cuts plan, which House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would like the full House to consider

The House May 22 passed the fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by a 215-214 vote. The legislation includes significant impacts to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.