California Governor Gavin Newsom's office, in a statement sent to Newsweek: "Sharing Medicaid beneficiary information with the Department of Homeland Security—which is itself legally dubious—will jeopardize the safety, health, and security of those who will undoubtedly be targeted by this abuse, and Americans more broadly.

The cuts could be especially acute in Kansas. The state recently increased its tax on Medicaid providers from 3% to 6%, an accounting maneuver that would effectively boost the federal government's contribution.

Analysts say some working-class Americans who qualify for Medicaid could lose coverage because of churn from more frequent eligibility checks.

Medicaid cuts in the Trump tax bill could jeopardize 300 rural hospitals, risking service reductions or even closure, a report commissioned by Senate Democrats found.

Hospitals, physician groups, and nursing homes across 15 states will receive billions of dollars in extra Medicaid funding this year thanks to federal health care officials signing off on new agreements.

The Trump-backed proposal may reshape Medicaid with block grants, affecting millions of low-income Americans putting healthy lives at risk.

Infectious disease clinicians raised alarm that proposed cuts to Medicaid could affect ID-related services, not only among patients using the program but also patients with private health insurance.

The Rev. William Barber II, a nationally known civil rights activist from North Carolina, has faced recent arrests for protesting legislation. Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi reports the anti-poverty advocate has challenged proposed cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs, like SNAP.