Overall, the Republican tax bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, would add $2.3 trillion to the deficit over 10 years, according to the CBO.

Medicaid has become a key hot button topic in the sweeping tax and spending cuts bill that House Republicans are scrambling to pass as soon as this week.

Last-minute changes to the GOP budget plan that House Republicans voted through early Thursday morning may have a wider impact on Medicaid coverage for mental health services. More than 70 million Americans rely on government programs like Medicaid for healthcare.