A growing body of research shows that Medicaid expansion is yielding significant benefits for those gaining coverage, their families, and their communities. Read more
Today’s hearing concerns eligibility errors in Medicaid, primarily whether people are being properly enrolled and whether they are remaining enrolled after they are no longer eligible. But we shouldn’t limit our definition of program integrity to the occurrence and likelihood of these types of errors. Read more
Medicaid waivers that take coverage away from people not meeting work requirements have steep administrative costs, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report notes. ... Read more
Arizona is suspending its plan to take Medicaid coverage away from people who don’t meet work requirements, adding to the growing list of states making ... Read more
Earlier this year, the Tennessee legislature enacted a bill requiring the governor to seek federal approval to convert federal funding for much of its Medicaid program (TennCare) to a block grant. On September 17, Governor Bill Lee released a Medicaid waiver proposal that would radically change TennCare. Read more
Some opponents of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion who seek to dissuade states that haven’t adopted it from doing so are using inaccurate claims and misleading arguments to make their case. Read more
This primer provides background on 1332 waivers, explains why they can’t be used to change Medicaid, and discusses alternative ways states can achieve some (though not all) of the goals they’ve identified for 1332 waivers Read more
The Trump Administration is rejecting Utah’s request to receive the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced federal funding to provide Medicaid coverage for only part of the population of poor and near-poor adults that states can cover by expanding their Medicaid programs under the ACA. Read more
