The 2026 federal budget may bring stark contrasts to Rhode Island’s future costs of providing Medicaid coverage and food assistance programs compared to now. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)
Gov. Dan McKee sprung to action, pledging to “activate” his cabinet to prepare for federal funding cuts in a video clip released hours after Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” on July 3.
But weeks later, state leaders are still parsing through the 870-page reconciliation package, trying to make sense of how sweeping changes to federal tax code, health care funding and social assistance programs will play out in Rhode Island…