Explainer-Republicans weigh cuts to Medicaid that could dramatically affect millions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress are weighing steep cuts to the Medicaid health program as part of a wide-ranging budget package that also would cut taxes and raise spending on defense and border security. Republicans are divided over how deeply to cut Medicaid, which is jointly funded by the federal government and states. The program cost Washington $618 billion last year and is projected by the Congressional Budget Office to grow 60% over t