The House Energy and Commerce Committee has proposed Medicaid cuts to help pay for the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill, though the cuts are less deep than some party moderates had feared and ultraconservatives had sought. CQ Roll Call’s Sandhya Raman, Jessie Hellmann and David Lerman outline the major changes to Medicaid that Republicans have proposed, the major cuts they omitted and whether the package will have enough political support to reach the finish line.

Show Notes:

• Most controversial Medicaid cuts left out of reconciliation text
• This Week: Top three House reconciliation markups take center stage
• States’ Medicaid directed payments targeted for potential cuts