Dental access in Florida is especially tough for kids in rural areas or whose families don't have a lot of money. Some dentists say a new statewide ban on adding fluoride to drinking water affects these communities the most. Read more: wusf.org/health-news-fl…

GOP senators zero in on Medicaid policy in Trump’s tax bill that has little impact on enrollment trib.al/IEZMNz0

Combined, the moves by Trump and his allies could “devastate access” to ACA marketplace plans. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a…

A majority of working-age Medicaid enrollees report that losing Medicaid coverage would affect their ability to work, with 40% saying it would have a "major impact," per polling released by KFF yesterday kff.org/medicaid/poll-…

"...the Senate draft...would result in the largest cuts to #Medicaid in the history of the program, higher premium costs & red tape for ACA marketplace enrollees, significant coverage losses, more uncompensated care for providers, & strains on state budgets."

The provider taxes were the second largest Medicaid cut in the House bill, after work requirements. The cuts would have been even larger under the Senate design. The third- and fourth-largest Medicaid cuts (repealing Medicaid regulations) are still under consideration.

“If they weren’t on #Medicaid, after 90 days, if they were insulin dependent or had cancer…if they didn’t get a job w benefits to help pay for coverage, a lot of people would deliberately go do a crime. People shouldn’t have to choose between...being free or getting health care”

CBO has indicated 900,000 low-income adults aged 55 through 64 will lose food assistance under the expansion of SNAP's harsh work requirement to older adults. Older workers face employment discrimination & half of low-income adults in this age range face health barriers to work.

Under the Senate-passed reconciliation bill, federal Medicaid spending in rural areas is estimated to decline by $155 billion. That is more than the House-passed bill — and far more than the $50 billion appropriated for the rural health fund. on.kff.org/45S2fOC

These folks — with disabilities but who did not enter Medicaid through a disability pathway — may actually be at higher risk of being screened out by paperwork SNAP work requirements screened out older people/folks with multiple chronic conditions at a rate >5x the young/healthy

Interesting analysis from Adam Gaffney and colleagues on the costs of setting up Medicaid work requirements. They looked at previous state spending per beneficiary. healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

As House Republicans consider the budget bill, here's some of what the Senate version would do: -12m uninsured people -$1,000,000,000,000+ cut from Medicaid -Higher health care costs -Erodes reproductive care nationwide More here for Health Affairs: healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

About 68% of Americans said they favored a Medicaid work requirement in a recent KFF poll. That dropped to 35% when they learned most recipients already work and could lose coverage due to paperwork problems. Bram Sable-Smith reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

Latest for The Associated Press: ICE officials will have access to all 79 million Medicaid enrollees' personal data, including addresses and ethnicities, according to an extraordinary agreement signed on Monday. w/ kimberly kindy apnews.com/article/immigr…

"The program has cost more than $100 million, with only $26 million spent on health benefits and more than $20 million allocated to marketing contracts, according to a KFF Health News analysis of state reports." #Medicaid #WorkRequirements #GAleg

Careful planning is essential for states transitioning #HCBS to #Medicaid managed LTSS (#MLTSS). Explore common stakeholder concerns and how lessons from 24 states can help other states in making the move. bit.ly/3EfaTuZ?utm_so… CHCF bit.ly/3EfaTuZ?utm_so…

States Pursuing Medicaid Work Requirement Waivers Must Make Changes: How the OBB Changed the Landscape for Medicaid Work Requirements ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/23/sta… via Georgetown Center for Children and Families

On July 4, President Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation package that will cut federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $911 billion over 10 years, per CBO’s latest data. The cuts represent 14% of federal spending on Medicaid over this period: on.kff.org/46VjNK4

New resource from NAMD highlighting the immediate and upcoming implementation timeline for key #Medicaid provisions in HR 1 (aka OBBBA; the reconciliation bill) medicaiddirectors.org/resource/obbba…

“Get seizure-free, get a job, have a seizure, lose their job, lose their insurance and they’re back at our clinic,” said Martin. “We see this cycle over and over.”