States, already facing cuts to services by Trump administration, now trying to figure out how to fit Medicaid and SNAP cuts into their budgets.

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.

With President Donald Trump’s signature placed on the “big, beautiful bill” Congressional Republicans have scored a victory on tax policy, making cuts to several government programs in order to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and boost funding for immigration enforcement.

The most painful health care provisions in the new Republican law don’t take effect for years, giving lobbyists plenty of time to undo them.

The federal budget bill recently signed into law requires states to implement work requirements for adults in Medicaid expansion programs by 2029. Much of the attention given to this

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

The mega bill, which Trump signed July 4, extends tax cuts that were set to expire this year and offsets some of the cost by cutting more than $1 trillion in Medicaid spending over the next decade, among other spending cuts.

There are some projected savings, but Connecticut will see some significant fiscal impacts under the new federal law.