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Millions could lose health coverage under Trump's budget bill

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Wed, 2 Jul 2025, 10:08am
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Millions could lose health coverage under Trump's budget bill

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 2 Jul 2025, 10:08am

The US President is facing questions over health coverage cuts in his tax and spending bill, which just passed the Senate 

The casting vote of Vice-President JD Vance was needed, but it still needs House approval before it can be signed by Donald Trump by July 4th. 

The Congressional Budget Office says 11.8 million people could lose health coverage if it becomes law. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that Trump originally said they wouldn’t touch Medicaid, which has turned out to be a lie. 

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