If a bill passed by House Republicans early Thursday morning becomes law, more than 260,000 people in North Carolina are expected to lose Medicaid coverage, according to KFF, a national nonprofit focused on health care policy.

Children, pregnant women, some elderly individuals and people with disabilities can benefit from Medicaid coverage.

That comes as tax credits from the Affordable Care Act are set to expire, bringing the number of North Carolinians who could lose health care coverage to more than 470,000.

And that would nearly offset the number of people added as Medicaid recipients after North Carolina lawmakers expanded the program in 2024. In December, former Gov. Roy Cooper announced that expansion allowed 600,000 people to sign up for health care coverage.

But Republican

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