CMS invites states to apply for the $50B Rural Health Transformation program aimed at improving rural health outcomes, with a Nov. 5 deadline and specific funding rules.

Federal court pauses ACA eligibility changes while Supreme Court blocks NIH grant restorations, impacting healthcare policy and funding. Explore implications for insurance and Medicaid expansion.

Medicaid and healthcare funding cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act threaten New York's health system, impacting providers, coverage access, and insurance costs.

Minnesota's new law introduces phased Medicaid cuts affecting eligibility, healthcare funding, and rural hospitals, with significant administrative and enrollment impacts.

Minnesota may lose $1.4B in federal Medicaid funding due to new work requirements and eligibility checks, risking coverage for 140,000 enrollees and raising out-of-pocket costs.

Colorado's General Assembly schedules a special session to tackle significant impacts of the new federal budget bill on state Medicaid funding, ACA subsidies, and SNAP program changes. The session addresses substantial Medicaid cuts, provider tax caps, and eligibility restrictions affecting Colorado’s healthcare landscape.

New federal Medicaid cuts and funding caps pose challenges for rural hospitals, risking closures and reduced healthcare access. Analysis covers impacts, provisions, and rural healthcare responses.

Texas nonprofit MHP Salud faces funding cuts to its ACA Navigator program, impacting health insurance enrollment services amid CMS efforts to streamline federal spending.

North Carolina’s House budget plan for fiscal years 2026-2027 includes Medicaid funding changes, child care subsidy increases, mental health service cuts, and controversy over funding for the UNC-Duke children’s hospital. Key stakeholders weigh in on implications.

Republican budget reconciliation bill threatens $13.5B in healthcare funding cuts and coverage loss for 1.5 million New Yorkers, impacting Medicaid, Essential Plan, and state healthcare systems.