Millions of Americans are at risk of losing access to Medicaid under the proposed legislation, which passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee (HECC). Representative Brett Guthrie, a Kentucky Republican and chair of the HECC, insisted that the changes will "strengthen and sustain" Medicaid for the future, calling them "common sense."

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The Republican budget proposal currently under consideration in the House of Representatives introduces a wide-ranging set of Medicaid cuts that could alter access to healthcare for millions of Americans.

One of the most contentious issues now being debated in Congress is over Medicaid, the 60-year-old program that covers health care costs for people who otherwise couldn‘t afford it. Earlier this week,

Republicans are looking to cut Medicaid. That could disproportionately impact Americans under the poverty line and children.