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Florida Leaders Have Failed to Implement Bipartisan Plan Approved Over 2 Years Ago to Help Families Afford Health Insurance for Their Children
Florida’s children are more likely to go without health insurance than children in most other states. In a rare display of bipartisan unity, the Florida Legislature recognized the need to address the high cost of health insurance for families with children and took action by unanimously approving a bill to expand the state’s Healthy Kids…
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988 Mental Health Crisis Line Evolves Nationally, States Seek Stable Funding
We haven’t done an update on the 988 mental health crisis line in quite some time and some big changes have been happening! However, in the interim, we have been keeping up to date with the monthly data published by Vibrant Emotional Health to track state-by-state progress in a previous blog. You can find all…
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Public Charge Changes Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences for Children, Pregnant Women and Families and Sow Fear in Immigrant Communities
The Trump Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) this week on the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (2025 NPRM). “Public charge” is a term used in U.S. immigration law to refer to a person who is likely to become dependent on the government in the future. An immigrant…
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CMS Issues New Guidance on H.R. 1’s Restrictions on State Use of Provider Taxes to Finance Medicaid
On November 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance with some new detail about how it will implement provisions in H.R. 1 — the budget reconciliation law also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that restrict states’ use of provider taxes to finance their share of…
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Several Key Questions about Trump Administration’s Drug Pricing Deals and Their Impact on Medicaid Remain Unaddressed
[Editor’s Note: This blog was updated on November 21, 2025, to reflect changes to the Request for Applications.] On November 6, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) model to implement pricing agreements with two drug manufacturers — Pfizer and AstraZeneca — which…
