The bill will stress a major funding stream schools rely on, leading to ripple effects that make it harder for schools to offer free meals.

If there is one thing presidents of both parties can agree on, it’s that the Congressional Budget Office causes them headaches.

Mississippi is projected to see one of the highest increases in its uninsured rate following the signing of a new federal budget bill that scales back Affordable Care Act benefits and reduces Medicaid funding, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

For now, the budget bill is unpopular, according to polls ranging from the Washington Post to FOX News, in which, on average, 55% of surveyed Americans opposed it, while 31% supported it.

"The bill, as passed, will cause the greatest harm to those who are especially vulnerable in our society,” the statement read.

Many healthcare leaders are doing a thorough review of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after President Donald Trump signed it into law on July 4. Along with a decrease in nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid spending,

A new analysis showing the legislation would be far more expensive than the House version could complicate its chances of final passage in that chamber, where fiscal hawks have said the cost must not grow.

The office also estimated that the federal budget deficit for the first nine months of the 2025 fiscal year, which began in October, is $1.3 trillion. The number is $65 billion more than it was for the first nine months of the 2024 fiscal year.

House Speaker Johnson says President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will help the GOP in the midterms. Key Senate races are now in the spotlight as Republicans aim to hold their slim majority in 2026.