Trump Promotes Senior Tax Breaks in Florida as Nebraska Launches Medicaid Work Requirements

CBO projects the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cut federal Medicaid spending by $1.0 trillion over 10 years — while nominal spending still rises from $668B to $981B

CBO projects 10 million more uninsured Americans and a $3.4 trillion increase in the federal deficit over 10 years under the enacted law

Work requirements are the single largest Medicaid savings provision — projected to reduce federal spending by $326 billion over 10 years

KFF analysis finds 64% of Medicaid adults are already employed — most in jobs that do not offer health coverage

Georgia's Medicaid work requirement pilot spent $54.2 million on administrative costs vs. $26.1 million on actual health care — nearly 90% of admin costs came from federal funds