WASHINGTON—House Republicans are releasing their plan to cut Medicaid spending, with the program’s defenders in the GOP appearing to win the intraparty clash over how aggressively to change the system that provides health insurance to more than 70 million low-income and disabled people.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a stark warning that if Republicans in Congress and the Trump White House cut Medicaid, "People will die. Children will die." She is joined by other Democrats who are raising the alarm about the planned cuts.

Republicans face backlash over Medicaid cuts tied to Trump's tax plan. Millions could lose health coverage as centrists resist reductions.