One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.

A 'big, beautiful bill' which is set to be a cornerstone of Donald Trump's administration has been passed in the United States but it has also been slammed as 'ugly' for the cuts to public spending

It also takes aim at Medicaid, the federal and state health program that covered 78.6 million low-income children and adults as of March 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.