Medicaid funding cuts may impact nursing home residents and elder care services nationwide. MARIETTA, Ga. — Traversing the halls of his nursing home in a wheelchair, Owen Allen listened to a visiting guitarist play “Sweet Caroline,” then chipped away at a thousand-piece puzzle in the sunroom.

State officials and advocates worry about the impacts of the cuts. Many Maryland recipients could lose Medicaid coverage.

Some providers may need to reduce services, lay off staff or close their doors if Congress enacts major cuts to the safety-net insurance program, experts say.

Republican leaders are considering drastic cuts to Medicaid funding. The cuts could have a significant impact on low-income households, older adults, children, and people with mental health disorders.

One in four Michiganders get health coverage through Medicaid, says Monique Stanton of the Michigan League for Public Policy.

Texas hospitals are facing a freeze in billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding under a budget proposal introduced by House Republican leaders Sunday night. Republicans are moving to limit access to a tax loophole that Texas and other states have used to tap extra Medicaid dollars for hospitals and medical providers.

Health care providers at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting warned that cuts to Medicaid could force hospitals to close.

Michigan officials have calculated the risk of potential federal Medicaid cuts, finding one proposal could nix coverage for 500,000 residents.

Gov. Whitmer issued an Executive Directive, ordering MDHHS to identify the potential impact that the proposed cuts to Medicaid would have on Michiganders' health.

Lincoln Community Hospital and Care Center CEO Kevin Stansbury joins Morning Joe to discuss how Medicaid cuts would impact his hospital.