Senate Republicans Drop Push for Medicare Cuts to Help Pay for Tax Bill

What You Need To Know

• Instead, the legislators are proposing cuts to Medicaid that are more aggressive than those the passed in the House.
• The Senate went further than the House’s proposal to limit the options states have to fund their share of Medicaid.
• Because the House and Senate versions differ, the legislation would need to pass the House again before it goes to the president’s desk.