Without changes to the GOP's "big, beautiful bill," Sen. Josh Hawley fears "there’s going to be a lot of rural hospitals in Missouri that close."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Monday proposed deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trump’s tax breaks more permanent in draft legislation unveiled for his “big, beautiful bill.”

Senate Republicans on Monday proposed steeper Medicaid cuts than those included in the House-passed version of President Donald Trump’s signature policy bill—making the bill’s passage by the July 4 deadline set by Congressional Republicans even more uncertain as Medicaid cuts have been a major sticking point for some in the GOP.