The House speaker’s eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it’s a lifeline.

The House speaker’s eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it’s a lifeline.

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters as he leaves a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)MANSFIELD — When DeSoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural hospital that opened in 1952, officials were banking on its main funding source remaining stable: Med…