Republicans from swing states and districts are ducking questions about their openness to cutting Medicaid in order to help pay for an extension of President Trump's tax cuts. Why it matters: Republican leadership can lose only a handful of votes,

Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

House GOP leaders are eying Medicaid cuts exceeding $2 trillion, but some lawmakers and analysts warn they will face tough resistance from back home.

Protect Our Care, a liberal advocacy group, is launching a $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign that targets 17 GOP lawmakers.

President Donald Trump has long proposed cutting Medicaid, which covers healthcare for lower-income Americans.

Republicans are considering several changes to roll back the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut federal funding.

Advocates for poor people fear GOP funding cuts will leave more Americans without insurance, making it harder for them to get care. "Medicaid is an obvious target for huge cuts," said Joan Alker ...

Also on the chopping block are President Joe Biden’s climate policies, which are estimated to yield as much as $468 billion. That includes Trump’s repeated promise to repeal Biden’s “EV mandate,” as well as discontinuing “Green New Deal” provisions from the bipartisan infrastructure law and green energy grants from the IRA.

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President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress plan to shrink the $900 billion-a-year government health insurance program, which covers 1 in 5 Americans.

House Republicans eyeing $5 trillion in cuts to fund Donald Trump’s top priorities putting Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and climate measures on the chopping block. Michael Steele has one question: what is the plan?

Republican lawmakers propose significant healthcare budget cuts of over $3 trillion to extend tax cuts and fund border security, targeting Medicaid, Medicare