The Republican Party is eyeing sweeping cuts to Medicaid, a program that the poorest Americans rely on for health care, to finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and plans for mass deportation. Democrats say those plans could cost some 22 million people their health care,

Some 900,000 Michigan residents on Medicaid could lose coverage if the decade-old expansion is reversed by the GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump. The Democratic National Committee revealed estimated losses in 16 of 22 states that would be impacted by the elimination of the Medicaid expansion that took effect in April 2014 as part of the Affordable Care Act,

This safeguard now puts Medicaid expansion, which became law in the state in 2023, at risk, as congressional Republicans are reportedly considering changes to Medicaid to fund immigration initiatives and tax cuts desired by President Donald Trump.

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.

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

Congress and Republican President Donald Trump have made it clear they intend to consider far-reaching policies to limit the scope of Medicaid in the name of slashing government spending.

But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,169 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.

Kennedy Jr. about his commitment to aiding rural hospitals during Kennedy’s confirmation hearing, it was one of the rare moments when both a Republican senator and President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services appeared to be making sense.

RFK Jr. is back on the Hill for a second day of testimony, this time before a different Senate committee, after a first round that was contentious but saw no GOP defections.

RFK Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing focused on vaccines, Medicare, diversity, and science. Key Republicans were reticent to show support.