Throughout the decades, Medicaid has expanded from practically an afterthought to a program that provides health care coverage to approximately 1-in-5 people across the country. The combined federal and state spending on Medicaid totals around $880 billion each year. It also represents nearly $1 in every $5 spent on health care in the U.S.

Americans will be uninsured in 2034 due to President Trump’s new tax law, according to a Congressional Budget Office forecast.

Last month, President Trump signed into law the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes a 12% cut to Medicaid spending. For Season 2, the creative team has relied on their calls with hundreds of medical professionals to predict the immediate concerns for hospitals within the next year.

Some of the changes to the program under the One Beautiful Bill Act include imposing stricter eligibility requirements — the most significant being 80-hour monthly work requirements for many adults on Medicaid.

While there are still more than three years to go, one of the most consequential acts of President Donald Trump’s second administration will likely be his signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act into law.

Season 1 of The Pitt took bold swings, confronting issues like gun violence, vaccine disinformation, and abortion. Now, HBO’s hit medical drama is ready to turn its lens on President Donald J. Trump and his “Big Beautiful Bill.

Noah Wyle is back, and he teamed up again with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to bring viewers a fresh look at the healthcare system. Their new series, “The Pitt,” explored the serious challenges facing medicine today,

The Pitt showrunner R. Scott Gemmill and producer John Wells reveal season 2 will tackle Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and Medicaid cuts in its story.

"You don’t have to take a political position to discuss what the impact is actually going to be," executive producer John Wells says about The Pitt's next outing.

Noah Wyle is back with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to revisit the state of the healthcare system. They wanted to show how much has changed, and worsened, especially after the pandemic and a wave of misinformation that has led many people to distrust medical experts.