The bill, ushered through Congress by Republican leadership and signed by Trump Friday, includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, slashes spending on Medicaid, and creates temporary tax deductions for overtime and tipped income. It includes $170 billion for immigrant detention and for new personnel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

State officials estimate 310,000 Pennsylvanians will lose Medicaid coverage and anticipate strain at health facilities caused by federal budget cuts.

During her tour of Checkerspot, Loeffler emphasized that the bill is pro-worker, pro-growth and offers permanent tax cuts for small businesses.

The Big Beautiful Bill, now law, has brought about concerns about rural hospitals and their future. However, a late provision to the bill that will provide $50 billion to rural hospitals over the next five years may have addressed some of those concerns

Potentially putting a damper on a planned vote today but easing the minds of concerned groups, the U.S. Senate parliamentarian put a block on several proposed changes to Medicaid. But U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito believes lawmakers can quickly pass a bill.

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill doesn’t adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.

The recent approval of a sweeping tax and spending cut package by Republicans, led by President Trump, has sparked widespread concern. The legislation's $1.2 trillion Medicaid cuts threaten rural healthcare,