How 'Big Beautiful Bill' will impact healthcare in Memphis

How the ‘big, beautiful bill’ could impact medical students

A provision tucked inside President Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” will make it harder for thousands of aspiring doctors to finance their education as the country faces a growing shortage in that profession.

Medicaid will undergo significant changes due to the 'big, beautiful, bill'

President Donald Trump signed Republicans' signature package of tax cuts and spending into law last week, which has significant implications for federal healthcare programs and Medicaid.The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed the House and Senate along party-lines, by narrow margins given Republicans' thin majorities in the two chambers. It includes about $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over a decade, largely from changes to spending on hea…

How 'Big Beautiful Bill' will impact healthcare in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Healthcare uncertainty is on a lot of minds in the Mid-South after President Donald Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" was signed into law Friday. "Well, for the people in Memphis, it will be a disaster, it’s the worst imaginable bill you can have as a person living in Memphis," said Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis). Cohen said 12 million people will lose health care coverage, and another 4 million will lose health care coverage w…

The Human Cost of Healthcare Cuts: How the Big Bill Will Impact All Patients

As a family medicine physician who has spent the last 15 years treating patients of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds in my clinic in Reno, Nevada, I’ve witnessed firsthand how access to healthcare can mean the difference between a family thriving and falling apart. Unfortunately, I predict I’ll see access crumble increasingly in the years ahead now that Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill has been signed. By 2028 (and possibly sooner), we will see …