The Bridge to Medicaid Act of 2024 is like a big plan to help people who don’t have much money get health insurance in places where they haven’t made Medicaid bigger. It tries to make it cheaper for these people and also gives some extra money to teach them all about it, but there are worries about how the money will be used.

S. 4616 is a plan to create a new health care option called the "Medicare Exchange health plan," which aims to make good health care less expensive by letting people choose it like they pick their favorite snacks. It also wants to help lower the cost of medicine and ensure hospitals play fair, but it needs to be careful with a lot of money so it isn't wasted.