The legislation proposes reforms to Medicaid, the government-backed healthcare program for low-income and disabled Americans, as a means to cut costs. Critics argue the reforms are effectively

Senate and House Republicans would each cut Medicaid spending significantly, and there are some differences between the two bills.

Senate Republicans are defending their changes to federal Medicaid spending in their final push to pass President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill before Independence Day, arguing that the bill does not technically cut the health insurance program for disabled and low-income people.