About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services such as housing and nutritional support.

Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the cuts will cause them to lose their coverage.

This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens of other U.S. hospitals have.

House Republicans are looking to push through a package of tax breaks and spending cuts to advance Trump’s agenda.

CNN’s Tom Foreman breaks down how Medicaid works, who it covers, and what states will be most affected if proposed GOP changes to the government program pass.

A GOP proposal unveiled this week would require many enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or studying, and to shoulder more of the costs of their care.

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrived for a meeting with House Republicans in Washington on Wednesday morning. House Republicans pushed forward on their sweeping domestic policy bill in marathon sessions that stretched into Wednesday morning, pushing debate over Medicaid and tax cuts. HAITUN JIANG/NYT

Republicans are looking to cut Medicaid. That could disproportionately impact Americans under the poverty line and children.

Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.

Six of the 10 hospitals in Southeastern Pennsylvania with highest percentage of Medicaid in 2015 have since closed or downsized.