One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.

The bill includes stronger restrictions on Medicaid, which provides health care coverage to over 70 million low-income and disabled Americans, including 1.72 million Coloradans.

Republicans passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" on Thursday, July 3, and it includes significant reforms to Medicaid and the SNAP food assistance program. Ask a Republican, and they'll tell you the reforms will reduce waste,