Senate Republicans are taking Medicaid cuts even further than their House counterparts with legislation that targets hospital payments.

Senate Republicans are divided over Medicaid provider tax rates and their effect on rural hospitals. Some GOP members fear rural hospitals could close.

WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans’ plan to extract more savings from Medicaid as part of their revised tax and spending package triggered a backlash within the party, raising concerns that leaders could miss their self-imposed deadline of getting the bill to President Trump’s desk by July 4.

Under current law, the maximum child tax credit is $2,000, which will revert to $1,000 after 2025 without action from Congress. Both House and Senate proposals would increase the top credit, but phase-ins would mirror the current tax break.