Medicaid helps pay for 41% of births in the U.S., according to Kaiser Family Foundation. In rural communities, it covers nearly half. President Trump's new spending bill cuts Medicaid's federal funding and largely leaves it up to the states to decide if and how to supplement care.

Ascension Saint Thomas President Fahad Tahir worries that Medicaid cuts enacted by President Donal will harm health care.

In a meeting with moderate Republicans, Trump highlighted three programs not to be cut if the GOP wanted to win elections between 2026 and 2028: Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security, according to NOTUS. Trump said the three areas should be “touched.”