Republicans are aiming to cut billions in federal spending to finance tax cuts — and a lot of it could come from the government's health insurance program for lower-income Americans.

Health care may not feature prominently in President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday night, but whatever he says about Medicaid will be closely parsed. Why it matters: Trump has said he would "love and cherish" the safety net program,

Medicaid has been a hot topic in recent weeks, after GOP budget appeared to propose cuts to spending on programs like Medicaid.