The Congressional Budget Office said there's no way for Republicans to meet their budget goals without making cuts to Medicaid. Here's what to know.

A new House Republican budget plan calls for $880 billion in spending cuts over the next decade. Experts say Medicaid, which provides health coverage for 72 million people, is the likely target. Medicaid helps low-income families, children, people with disabilities, and even covers nearly half of all births in the U.S.

The Republican-led Congress is working to pass a budget resolution that could slash billions of dollars in Medicaid benefits.

So far, 40 states -- as well as Washington, D.C. -- have participated in Medicaid expansion. The program's growth has reduced the number of Americans without health insurance and narrowed coverage ...

“There’s no way they can cut that much out of the federal budget without touching Medicaid, because Medicaid is such a substantial portion of the discretionary funds that they have access to,” Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, who chairs the legislative appropriations committee, said after the hearing.

In Washington, D.C., lawmakers are considering possible cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's budget plan. Medicaid is funded jointly by the state and federal government.

Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.

Republicans in Congress have suggested big cuts to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities. The complex, multifaceted program touches millions of Americans and has become deeply woven into state budgets and the U.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), alongside Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), has introduced the Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act in the Senate, which seeks to align Medicaid

The $4.5 trillion budget resolution passed by the House does not mention Medicaid, but Democrats say it could be in the crosshairs, while Trump says it won’t.