Medicaid's Rising Costs Challenge U.S. Fiscal Sustainability
Explore the challenges of rising Medicaid costs in the U.S. and why reforming its financing structure is critical to federal budget sustainability and healthcare policy.
Explore the challenges of rising Medicaid costs in the U.S. and why reforming its financing structure is critical to federal budget sustainability and healthcare policy.
Explore how proposed Medicaid cuts and new work requirements may affect over 17 million older Americans. Understand the potential policy impacts on eligibility, coverage, and healthcare access.
In 2025, GOP efforts to reform Medicaid face challenges from record enrollment, expanded coverage, and shifting political landscapes, with proposals including work requirements and spending cuts.
The 2024 Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment rule enhances coverage continuity, reduces administrative burden, and strengthens program integrity by modernizing verification and enrollment processes. Potential repeal risks inefficiency and coverage gaps.
New York's Medicaid consolidation under PPL jeopardizes health insurance coverage for thousands of home care workers by offering inadequate and unaffordable plans, risking ACA marketplace eligibility and exposing gaps in Medicaid managed care reforms.