Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.

Mike Thompson and Jared Huffman have been highlighting the potential consequences of GOP spending cuts, and tax breaks they say are set to disproportionately favor the wealthy.

House Republicans are advancing a budget bill this week that could impose the most significant cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history.

Democrats slammed the so-called "big beautiful bill" to unlock President Donald Trump’s agenda, which includes new work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP.

Melannie Bachman, 39, of Charleston, South Carolina, is among the patients closely watching the sweeping Republican bill to overhaul Medicaid that’s been brought to the House. She was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer — an aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of the disease — in 2021.

The Medicaid portion of the House GOP’s massive domestic policy bill would result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034, and 7.6 million people going uninsured, according

The House Ways and Means Committee will meet Tuesday to consider the plan. Here's what's currently included for individuals.

Preliminary estimates predict at least 8.6 million people would lose their health insurance while saving at least $715 billion over the next decade.