GOP lawmakers are considering a plan to limit federal matching funds for the health insurance program to pay for tax cuts.

Republicans are finding the familiar problem that slashing federal spending is easier said than done, as constituents back home rely on Medicaid and other programs and services.

House GOP efforts to slash the popular social safety net would give Democrats fodder for the midterm elections.

Jeff Hurd, the freshman Republican from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, says he supports the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to cut federal spending, especially cuts to Diversity,

House Republicans drew outcry from MA Democrats after advancing broad budget framework telling committee that oversees Medicaid to find $880B in cuts.

The House GOP budget resolution relies on significant cuts to Medicaid. Some Republican lawmakers are warning about the effect this could have on their constituents.

The Senate plan, passed last week, does not include Medicaid cuts. The Senate budget resolution omits tax policy but sets the spending agenda to enact Trump’s border, defense and energy policies, punting negotiations on tax policy to a later date and breaking up the spending plan into two separate measures.

Medicaid explainer: who relies on the program, what exactly is known about fraud and how the federal government splits the cost with states