“Mean and cruel” — that’s how U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto described Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s budget bill after passage in the Senate. She gathered Nevada health care leaders and workers July 2 to talk about how the state would be affected.

Senate-approved budget bill includes major Medicaid cuts, raising concerns that millions could lose coverage and rural hospitals may face closures, despite claims of increased efficiency and tax relief.