Medicaid, insurance cuts in 'Big, Beautiful Bill' will harm Wyoming, health care advocates warn

At least 12,000 Wyoming residents are projected to lose health coverage if President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is signed into law, health care advocates say.

The voluminous bill inched closer to passage Tuesday when it cleared the Senate by a single vote cast by Vice President J.D. Vance. Wyoming’s two Republican senators, Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, both voted yes.

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“The cuts to Medicaid and the [Affordable Care Act] will have devastating and dramatic impacts on health coverage, care, and costs for American families, and in many ways, especially in Wyoming,” Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, said in a statement. “The cuts will not just mean that tens of thousands of Wyoming residents lose coverage, but federal cuts will force state budgets into crisis, forcing states to drastically scale back services, leading to closures of rural hospitals and community clinics.”

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Another big worry, Hannes said, is related to enhanced premium tax credits on the Affordable Care marketplace. Those are set to expire at the end of 2025 — and the bill does not renew them.

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