House Republicans aim to cut federal spending by $2 trillion, hitting Medicaid and other programs. How the cuts could impact millions of Americans.

House Republicans’ proposal to impose work requirements on Medicaid would force millions of Americans to meet new eligibility conditions or

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded health care program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a monthly premium the following year.

This issue has been a flashpoint of contention between Democrats and Republicans for months, with the GOP-controlled Congress insisting they would only eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse” from the Medicaid program.

Proposed federal Medicaid changes being debated on Capitol Hill could lead to more than 90,000 New Mexico residents losing health care coverage, according to a state agency analysis. The New Mexico Health Care Authority,

But backers like Rep. Gabe Evans say the proposal’s goal is to ensure only those who qualify for the program are using it.

Looming cuts to Medicaid are much greater, with the federal Congressional Budget Office projecting this week that some 8.6 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage in the coming decade with at least another 5.1 million losing expanded Affordable Care Act Medicaid coverage due to new restrictions, including work requirements.

It sets up a potential showdown with fiscal conservatives, who have pushed their colleagues to overhaul the program and want the final Republican tax package to cut as much money