Congressman Jimmy Panetta, from California’s 19th district including Monterey County, hosted a Medicaid town hall Friday, joined by a panel of physicians and health care providers who shared their views on the consequences of the House Republicans’ blueprint proposal that would require cuts to Medicaid.

The House Republican drive to significantly reduce federal spending on medical care has placed the party on a collision course with the health needs of its own constituents.

Perhaps no state has more to lose than California in the federal budget proposal House Republicans passed this week. That spending plan sets up significant cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people.

The House earlier this month approved a Republican budget plan that could shrink Medicaid spending by $880 billion over 10 years.

Madera Community Hospital’s chief administrator says cuts to Medicaid could harm the facility’s ability to fund certain treatments.

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.

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San Diego County would lose significant momentum in its multi-year quest to transform substance use treatment if Congress goes through with Medicaid cuts of the magnitude that some speculate may soon occur.

Most of those cuts are expected to come from the Medicaid program, which serves about 15 million Californians. The bill also calls for $230 billion in agriculture cuts. CalFresh is California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

David Lightman is McClatchy’s chief congressional correspondent. He’s been writing, editing and teaching for nearly 50 years, with stops in Hagerstown, Maryland; Riverside, California; Annapolis; Baltimore; and, since 1981, Washington.

House Republicans are debating whether to cut funding for the committee overseeing Medicaid spending.

Perhaps no state has more to lose than California in the federal budget proposal House Republicans passed this week. That spending plan sets up significant cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance ...