As Donald Trump prepares to deliver his joint address to Congress, Virginians are worried about losing access to health care as House Republicans’ Trump-endorsed budget blueprint sets out to slash Medicaid funding. As a new Axios report highlights, 630,000 Virginians could automatically lose coverage since Virginia's Medicaid expansion will be reversed if federal funding is cut. 

Axios: GOP budget plan could cut Medicaid from 630,000 Virginians

• “U.S. House Republicans passed a budget resolution last week calling for up to $2 trillion in spending cuts — a move nearly impossible to do without cutting Medicaid.”
  
  
• “Why it matters: Virginia is one of nine states with a "trigger" law automatically ending expanded Medicaid coverage if federal funding drops below 90%.”
  
  
• “By the numbers: If that were to happen, nearly 630,000 Virginians would lose coverage, according to the latest data from the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, which oversees the state's Medicaid program.”
  
  
• “Threat level: Julian Walker, a spokesperson for the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, told Axios any changes to Medicaid expansion funding ‘would have a significant impact in Virginia on patients, on providers, on access to care and on the economy.’”
  
  
• “Zoom in: The federal budget resolution calls for $880 billion in cuts over 10 years for the committee that handles health care spending, including Medicaid.”