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.

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.

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

I n a striking turn of events, the Republican-led "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) is poised to enact significant cuts to Medicare, a program that serves as a lifeline for millions

The House GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” will add so much money to the debt it will force across-the-board spending cuts to Medicare, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office

In today’s edition … how the House’s approval of Medicaid cuts could impact more than just congressional campaigns ... what’s next in the Senate … and a funny story about sleeping.

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.

At long last, the “one big, beautiful bill” has passed through the House of Representatives, sending an all-encompassing reconciliation package to the Senate. | The latest version of the bill would see work requirements imposed sooner and changes to state-directed payments,