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Congressional Republicans’ Budget Plans Are Likely to Cut Health Coverage

March 20, 2023 | Allison Orris and Sarah Lueck

This spring, House Republicans are expected to release an annual budget resolution that calls for large health care cuts, and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace coverage are likely to be prime targets.

Medicaid Per Capita Cap Would Shift Costs to States

February 7, 2023

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States Can Reduce Medicaid’s Administrative Burdens to Advance Health and Racial Equity

July 19, 2022

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Last 11 States Should Expand Medicaid to Maximize Coverage and Protect Against Funding Drop as Continuous Coverage Ends

January 24, 2023

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Expanding Work Requirements Would Make It Harder for People to Meet Basic Needs

March 15, 2023 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D., Ed Bolen, Laura Harker, Allison Orris and Alicia Mazzara

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End of the Pandemic-Era Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement

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Changing Medicaid’s Funding Structure to a Per Capita Cap Would Shift Costs to States, Force Deep Cuts, and Leave Millions Uninsured

March 27, 2023 | Gideon Lukens and Allison Orris

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The Medicaid Coverage Gap

March 3, 2023

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FCC Ruling Allowing Automated Text Messaging Will Help State and Local Agencies With Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage

March 16, 2023

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Understanding the Impact of the End of the Public Health Emergency and COVID-19 Waivers on SNAP Households

March 15, 2023

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President Biden’s 2024 Budget Moves Us Toward Nation Where Everyone Can Thrive

March 9, 2023

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Medicare Advantage Payment Changes Would Have Little or No Effect on Beneficiaries

March 6, 2023

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Robust COVID Relief Bolstered Economy and Reduced Hardship for Millions

March 6, 2023

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States Should Use Federal Matching Funds to Ensure Adequate Staffing During “Unwinding” of Medicaid Continuous Coverage

February 22, 2023

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We work to ensure that all people have access to and can easily enroll in affordable health coverage and that Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces provide coverage that meets the needs of low-income children and families, seniors, and people with disabilities. We also work to ensure that proposals that would affect these programs do not slash benefits for, or impose costs on, the nation’s most vulnerable people.

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Changing Medicaid’s Funding Structure to a Per Capita Cap Would Shift Costs to States, Force Deep Cuts, and Leave Millions Uninsured

This highly technical approach is designed to cut federal funding and would come at the expense of millions of people who access health care through Medicaid, jeopardizing coverage and shifting costs...

FCC Ruling Allowing Automated Text Messaging Will Help State and Local Agencies With Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage

A key ruling earlier this year from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed how state- and locally administered Medicaid programs can send automated texts to enrollees. This will...

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