Under the new federal tax and spending law, a state official says it will become more challenging to verify Medicaid eligibility for Coloradans.

Toniann Richard, the CEO of the HCC network that works in partnership with many small rural hospitals in Missouri, is sounding the alarm about Medicaid cuts, now that President Trump has signed his so-called big,

The recently passed GOP tax and spending law cuts about a trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade. Those cuts, according to the Congressional Budget Office and other independent analyses, will add upwards of 11 million people to the ranks of the uninsured.

Medicaid is the state's largest health insurer, covering a quarter of Michigan residents. Reform supporters say the changes will eliminate loopholes.

The “Big Beautiful Bill," as Trump has called it, includes a $1 trillion reduction in spending over the next decade for Medicaid, the government insurance program for low-income Americans. Trump signed the bill on July 4.