Of the $16.4 billion annual Medicaid costs for Louisiana, state taxpayers kick in about $3 billion, according to the Legislature. The new law would halt some of the tools Louisiana uses to pay that $3 billion, requiring the state to pour in extra money or let some people go without health insurance.

The GOP’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ signed by President Trump, cuts Medicaid and SNAP benefits to fund tax breaks and border security. Millions could be affected by the upcoming changes.

One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.