In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less revenue and lower operating margins.

Washington spends around $21 billion on Medicaid a year. Around $8 billion is paid for by the state, while $13 billion is paid for by the federal government.

House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Hospitals, physicians, health insurers, long-term care providers and others warn of serious consequences for the healthcare system.

The news of Congress passing President Donald Trump’s Tax bill early Thursday morning didn’t sit well with Governor Bob Ferguson.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed onto a joint letter with other Republican governors in support of a "big beautiful bill" backed by President Donald Trump that is currently advancing through Congress and would cut $625 billion from Medicaid over the next decade if passed.

Experts say enrolling in and maintaining Medicaid would become more difficult under Trump’s tax cuts plan, which House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would like the full House to consider

Hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians could stand to lose their health care if the Medicaid cuts pushed through the House are approved in the Senate. SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson called the sweeping cuts to Medicaid that passed through the House a "four-alarm fire" at a press conference Thursday morning.

As proposed cuts to Medicaid move forward through a federal budget reconciliation bill, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority outlined potential impacts to the state during its Wednesday board meeting, including work requirements and a moratorium on new or increased provider taxes.