The California Health Care Foundation, an independent nonprofit group that studies health issues, estimates that two-thirds of all residents in the district get help from Medi-Cal. Valadao represents a majority Latino district that includes most of Kings County and slices of Tulare and Kern counties.

For Representative David Valadao of California and other Republicans whose constituents depend on Medicaid, a vote for their party’s budget could be politically fatal. President Trump’s agenda hangs in the balance.

The California representative publicly pushed Speaker Mike Johnson not to slash the benefit in a letter signed by seven other House Republicans.

Here's what Republicans are considering. Recipients of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program vary by state, and here ar

At the same time, the budget plan released Wednesday directs a variety of House committees to cut spending by at least $1.5 trillion while stating that the goal is to reduce spending by $2 trillion over 10 years.

House Republicans, looking for ways to limit federal spending, are considering cuts to Medicaid, known as Medi-Cal here in California. Some are warning about the possible impact of cuts.

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Republicans in Congress are proposing huge cuts — at least $880 billion — to Medicaid. KQED Forum spoke to the experts about the government health program and who would be most affected by the proposed cuts.

In California, low-income undocumented people are eligible for Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for the poor. While Medi-Cal is mostly funded with federal dollars, state funds are used to subsidize the undocumented population, which costs $3.4 billion per year.

The California Health Care Foundation, an independent nonprofit group that studies health issues, estimates that two-thirds of all residents in the district get help from Medi-Cal. Valadao represents a majority Latino district that includes most of Kings County and slices of Tulare and Kern counties.

Health care officials across Shasta County are sounding the alarm as the federal government considers possible Medicaid spending cuts.

Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.