Proposed federal cuts could slash funding to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program relied upon by hundreds of thousands of Central Ohioans. Why it matters: Cuts could put the programs at risk while potentially costing Ohio tens of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue.

This chart shows the share of Medicaid/CHIP recipients per 100 inhabitants in states estimated to lose program funding.

Medicaid is the main government program covering health care insurance and long-term care to approximately 83 million people.

In late February, the House passed a budget resolution that aimed to cut federal spending by up to $2 trillion over the next decade. The Republican-backed plan calls for at least $880 billion in spending reductions through 2034,

The White House continues to deny it will seek any cuts to Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security to finance its massive tax cut. DOGEmaster Elon Musk, however, did note recently that his group would go after "the waste and fraud" of entitlement spending

When Blair Isbell's food aid benefits arrive each month, the community college student and mother of two starts planning how to spend the roughly $7 per person per day she gets for groceries.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who will be one of the Democrats’ top political targets in 2026, says she is “concerned” about language in the budget resolution that she fears could result in substantial cuts to Medicaid benefits.

The Trump administration is considering cuts or changes to spending on Medicaid, education and other programs that could impact the state budget.

Long Island health care providers say they are bracing for the financial impact of anticipated cuts to Medicaid as the Republican majority in Congress works on sweeping legislation to make 2017 tax cuts permanent.

By day, she administers home care services to patients who depend on the program; and by night, she relies on the same

What happened at Valley Medical Center (VMC) in Renton, mass staffing cuts, could be coming to a hospital near you, says Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer. "If all the cuts we think are going into effect actually go into effect,