Federal lawmakers are considering billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts, a proposal that has divided Republicans. Some Kansans who rely on the program are afraid they’ll lose coverage or benefits.

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" would include $715 billion in cuts to Medicaid spending over the next decade, as part of an effort to lower spending and taxes. Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga of the Kansas News Service reports on what that could mean for health care providers and the hundreds of thousands of Kansans who rely on Medicaid.

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