Low-income green card holders still within the mandatory five-year waiting period for Medicaid would be among those most affected.

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.

Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is poised to pass the House and later reach the president's desk for him to sign.