All things Medicaid financing, regulation and legislation.
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House Budget Bill Would Impose Administrative Barriers for Kids, Families, Seniors, and People with Disabilities in Medicaid
With the House Energy and Commerce Committee reporting out its budget reconciliation bill with at least $625 billion in cuts to Medicaid, I find it ironic that a section of the bill entitled “Improving Enrollment Processes” puts a halt to implementation of a Biden-era rule intended to streamline enrollment and improve retention, especially for children,…
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Medicaid Plays A Key Role for Maternal and Infant Health in Rural Communities
Key Findings: Introduction This paper examines the role of Medicaid in covering women of childbearing age (19 through 44 years old) living in small towns and rural areas. Previous research in this series found a higher reliance on Medicaid as a coverage source for children and all non-elderly adults living in small towns and rural…
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Reconciliation Bill Would Restrict State Use of Provider Taxes and Undermine State Financing of Medicaid
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is completing its markup of its section of the House Republican budget reconciliation bill. The bill includes draconian Medicaid cuts, as well as cuts affecting the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, which would cut Medicaid enrollment by 10.3 million people and increase the number of uninsured by 7.6 million people…
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Cuts to Medicaid Expansion in the Proposed Budget Reconciliation Bill being Considered by Congress
FMAP Cuts Tied to State Decisions to Expand Comprehensive Health Coverage with State-Only Funds to Children Regardless of Immigration Status Section 44111 of the proposed budget reconciliation bill being marked up by the House Energy and Commerce Committee today targets the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for cuts with an apparent aim to advance a…
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How Do We Know Congress’s Work Requirements in Medicaid Will Fail? They Already Have.
As expected, the House’s rushed attempt to finance the Trump Administration’s immigration and tax agenda by cutting Medicaid includes a “work requirement.” Proponents claim that it is intended to support employment but it does no such thing. In fact, it’s a policy that takes health insurance away from millions of people, including workers. This policy…