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

State officials warn 360,000 elderly, disabled and working poor residents will lose $3.6 billion in Medicaid coverage as cuts take effect.

Congress has signed off on a $3.4 trillion legislative package featuring new tax breaks, spending cuts, and more funding for defense and immigration enforcement, delivering President Donald Trump his “big, beautiful bill” despite rumblings from fiscal hawks about the projected $4 trillion it could add to the national debt over the next decade.