Low-income green card holders still within the mandatory five-year waiting period for Medicaid would be among those most affected.

With the passage of President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill," there are lots of questions surrounding cuts to Medicaid. Over 3 million people in Illinois are on the tax-payer funded medical program.

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' contains roughly $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and solidified the tax cuts from Trump’s first term. The wealthiest families will enjoy a $12,000 increase at the cost of the poorest people having to pay an additional $1,