CMS Phasing Out Medicaid Workforce Initiatives

On July 11, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a letter to states…

Prior Authorization Process Policies in Medicaid Managed Care: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs

Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) deliver care to three-quarters of all Medicaid enrollees nationally. MCOs often require…

How Might Federal Medicaid Cuts in the Enacted Reconciliation Package Affect Rural Areas?

Note: Originally published on July 2, this brief has been updated to reflect new CBO estimates…

Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Enacted Reconciliation Package

On July 4, President Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation package once called the “One…

To keep Medicaid, mom caring for disabled adult son faces prospect of proving she works

Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted…

How Might Federal Medicaid Cuts in the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Affect Rural Areas?

Approximately 66 million people – about 20% of the U.S. population – live in rural areas,…

Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Senate Reconciliation Bill

The Senate passed their version of the reconciliation bill on July 1, which differs from the…

5 Key Facts About Medicaid and Veterans

The One Big Beautiful Bill passed by the House is projected by the Congressional Budget Office…

How Might the Reconciliation Bill’s Medicaid Cuts Affect Rural Areas?

Approximately 66 million people – about 20% of the U.S. population – live in rural areas,…

Reconciliation Language Could Lead To Cuts in Medicaid State-Directed Payments to Hospitals and Nursing Facilities

On May 22, the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the Congressional Budget…