Republican lawmakers are calling for work requirements, stricter eligibility verification and some co-pays.

Up to 5.2 million Americans at risk of losing coverage under proposed rules• Republicans aim to enforce 80-hour monthly work or training for Medicaid r

House Republicans are proposing work requirements for Medicaid and are planning to limit states’ use of the lucrative provider tax, which some consider a loophole that allows states to increase federal spending on the program.

Lawmakers bickered, protesters shouted and senators came to take in the moment as a House committee weighed a critical portion of a bill to enact President Trump’s domestic agenda.

Republicans are steering clear of dramatic Medicaid cuts in their spending bill, instead opting for smaller changes backed by moderate and swing-state members who had balked at the prospect of slashing a program that covers more than 70 million low-income and disabled Americans.

Rep. Andy Biggs is in favor of cuts to the Medicaid expansion program. If he becomes governor, he may over see a health care budget crunch.