As the US Senate debates drastic cuts to the Medicaid program under the GOP’s “big beautiful bill,” Michiganders are stepping up to share what’s at stake.
A pair of Michigan Senate committees this week released a new, eight-page report that paints an alarming picture of what President Donald Trump’s proposed Medicaid cuts would mean for Michiganders—including the closure of hospitals and clinics, thousands of workers being laid off from their jobs, and 500,000 Michiganders losing their health care coverage.
President Donald Trump’s deployment of US Marines and moves to control the California National Guard to quell protests over federal immigration enforcement raids has one Michigan congresswoman calling foul.
Michiganders are speaking out against Republican-led cuts to federal food assistance programs, warning the changes would leave thousands of families without enough to eat.
One Michigan mom wants Rep. John James to consider families like hers before cutting Medicaid benefits.
US Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet are warning about a Republican-backed budget that would gut Medicaid, raise health care costs, and strip coverage from thousands of Michiganders.
Parents, doctors, and health officials are warning that proposed federal Medicaid cuts would threaten children’s lives and dismantle essential services across the state.
The more than $290 billion cuts to federal food assistance programming being passed through Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cost Michigan about $900 million, the Michigan State Budget Office found this week.
All seven Republicans in Michigan’s congressional delegation backed a bill that would gut energy investments and put thousands of new manufacturing jobs at risk.
Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday evening that the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives’ budget bill—which passed Thursday morning—would have disastrous consequences for 2.6 million Michiganders.
