The news of Congress passing President Donald Trump’s Tax bill early Thursday morning didn’t sit well with Governor Bob Ferguson.

Gov. Ferguson and those who rely on Medicaid said the U.S. House vote Thursday to cut spending to the program will have damaging effects on all aspects of the healthcare system.

In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less revenue and lower operating margins.

House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Hospitals, physicians, health insurers, long-term care providers and others warn of serious consequences for the healthcare system.

As proposed cuts to Medicaid move forward through a federal budget reconciliation bill, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority outlined potential impacts to the state during its Wednesday board meeting, including work requirements and a moratorium on new or increased provider taxes.

Advocates say cuts to Medicaid and SNAP as part of Congress' passed budget bill could mean thousands of Iowans lose benefits.

The cost-cutting bill in Congress, and the commonwealth's newly passed Medicaid oversight law, House Bill 695, put 1.5 million Kentuckians enrolled in the program at risk of being uninsured, including 200,000 in Louisville. More than 100,000 are children under the age of 19, and 17,000 are seniors over 65.