Large majorities of Americans, including Republicans, oppose federal funding cuts to Medicaid, according to a new poll from health policy research group KFF.  The results are yet another warning

New internal GOP polling shows Republicans will have to be careful with how they message on any changes to Medicaid, with U.S. voters opposed to spending cuts to the program — even when framed as an effort to lower national debt.

The Trump administration and the GOP are considering a significant change to Medicaid funding, proposing per capita caps that could shift financial responsibility from the federal government to individual states.

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.

House Republican proposals to slash government spending on Medicaid could devastate the insurance program that covers 40 percent of District residents.

The GOP proposal, part of a broader effort to fund President Trump's domestic agenda, would impose per capita caps on Medicaid.