Column: Requiring work for Medicaid recipients — a provision that killed an effort in 2024 to expand Medicaid in Mississippi — is now law of the land under Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." Expanding Medicaid could still save lives.

Florida did not expand Medicaid as most states did, so the impact may be lesser than other places, but reductions loom.

From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds and suburban districts of the northeast, the new law already is shaping the 2026 midterm battle for control of the House of Representatives. The outcome will set the tone for Trump’s final two years in the Oval Office.

Medicaid is the state's largest health insurer, covering a quarter of Michigan residents. Reform supporters say the changes will eliminate loopholes.

Rep. Gabe Evan’s commercial states that his vote is for Colorado families. Evans is giving them crumbs, however. He voted to give the rich loaves.” — James Maki, Dacono

Cuyahoga County officials are bracing for a "dramatic" impact to SNAP and Medicaid recipients now that Congress and President Donald Trump have imposed new work requirements and frequent renewals.

While supporters hail the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as a win for working Americans, others worry about its deep cuts to key social safety net programs. On the streets of downtown Roanoke, opinions were anything but one-sided.

What do you think of President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill, which he signed into law on July 4 after narrow passage in the U.S. House and Senate.