One year after passage, Trump health care law remains politically divisive
President Donald Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill Act one year ago, which the Trump administration claims has reduced Medicaid costs and prevented $42 billion in fraudulent health care spending. Democrats argue the law weakens health care programs for low-income Americans, while Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, defends stricter work requirements and enrollment changes. Estimates suggest over $1 trillion was cut from federal health care spending, with 4.8 million Americans losing Medicaid coverage.
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