July 4 is the one-year mark for H.R. 1, which made the biggest cuts to Medicaid & SNAP in history while extending trillions of $ in tax breaks mainly benefiting the wealthy. "In effect, for every $1 cut from programs for low-income Americans, the wealthiest 1% will get about $1 back in tax breaks."

How was #Medicaid affected in state legislative sessions this year in the face of H.R. 1's cuts? My CCF colleagues Jade Little & @akohler.bsky.social explain in their latest update: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/02/h...

A great tribute from my CCF colleague Anne Dwyer to leading health policy researcher @lynnblewett.bsky.social @umnsph.bsky.social (and Anne's former professor!) who is retiring: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/01/p...

Andy Schneider explains the lawsuit filed by 25 states and D.C. challenging CMS's rule implementing H.R. 1's #Medicaid work reporting requirement as the rule departs significantly from the statutory language as well as guidance given to states over the last year: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/02/m...

“If you want to fight fraud, don’t take away money from states’ fraud control units. I chalk this up to more political theater to distract voters from historic Medicaid cuts before the midterms.” @joanalker1.bsky.social

@edwincpark.bsky.social and I blogged about new federal guidance on budget neutrality in Medicaid Section 1115 waivers. This is part of the tsunami of Medicaid cuts and changes hitting states in 2027 ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/25/t...

Still time to sign up - come learn about Medicaid and upcoming changes to financing.

Medicaid and ACA enrollment falls by more than 5 million, new report finds www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

@GeorgetownCCF will be holding a webinar on the basics of Medicaid financing next Tuesday June 30 at 230p ET. I say basics, but it’s complicated so come learn with us. The webinar is free and open to all. Register here: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

NEW! 🎧@mrbimpact.bsky.social @joanalker1.bsky.social @georgetownccf.bsky.social on the increasing rate of uninsured young children PLUS Heidi Heitkamp @onecountryproject.bsky.social on land preservation & Farm Bill. Listen anywhere or here: tinyurl.com/y9c94v2y

Schools are focusing on two key priorities: teaching children to read and reducing high rates of chronic absenteeism that undermine learning. Both goals could be scuttled by an alarming increase in the number of young children who lack access to healthcare. @ewburak.bsky.social #keepkidscovered

Medicaid paperwork problems continue to cost thousands of Missourians coverage, and federal rules imposing more red tape are likely to make it much worse. Even people with cancer or other conditions will have to jump through new hurdles to keep Medicaid, just when they need health care the most.

The pattern continues of CMS doubling down on Medicaid cuts and making them worse as they implement HR 1 HR 1 language requires actuarial analysis of longstanding and new budget neutrality agreements. The sentence from new CMS guidance says it all – Secretary wants budget CUTS not budget neutrality

You are the perfect pick for the first Robert Pear journalism award! Congrats.

@acog.org joins the chorus warning about that Medicaid work requirements will cause an "increased administrative burden on already overwhelmed clinicians." The "onerous paperwork" will leave them less time to care for patients, the group of obgyns said.

As predicted, the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans is causing many people to lose coverage for failing to make premium payments. @julierovner.bsky.social discusses this and more on 'What the Health?' ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

My latest blog explores the 2 million decline in child Medicaid enrollment and which states are seeing the largest declines. ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/10/w...

Wow, what a great piece from Public News Service. Take a look!! app.publicnewsservice.org/story/younge...

The R talking point on Medicaid “fraud” unvarnished version.

Children's wellbeing slips across the U.S. www.axios.com/2026/06/08/u...

In their release of the #Medicaid work requirements rule, CMS touts an ASPE report as evidence that work requirements increase employment. In fact, the report simply assumes “illustrative” impacts that are “not necessarily what is or will occur in the real world”. tinyurl.com/2czhrtcw

The #Medicaid work requirement enacted by last year’s Republican reconciliation law was already bad enough. The Trump administration’s new interim final rule makes a bad policy worse...here's a little more on why: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Trump’s Medicaid work requirements have an unwelcome surprise for some states and patients www.statnews.com/2026/06/03/m... via @statnews.com

From @joanalker1.bsky.social our @georgetownccf.bsky.social statement on CMS’s new rule for H.R. 1’s work reporting requirement which goes well beyond the statutory language to make it even harsher for #Medicaid enrollees and more difficult for states to implement. ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/02/n...

Ater years of progress, our nation is backsliding, leaving more infants, toddlers, and preschoolers without health insurance. This should be a loud wake-up call for federal and state policymakers. https://bit.ly/4vh0DqR

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...

Medicaid covers nearly 1 in 3 adults with mental illness and nearly half of adults with opioid use disorder in the U.S. New analysis examines how states expanded services in recent years — and how fiscal pressures may make those gains harder to sustain: https://on.kff.org/4nRoVFu

Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

While cutting SNAP eligibility for children was not a stated target of H.R. 1’s proponents, the cost shift and access barriers are resulting in serious losses of food assistance for low-income children. www.cbpp.org/blog/sharp-d...

This is an alarming trend for children.

I wonder if they checked the math this time since they had to retract their claims about alleged Medicaid fraud in NY which were grossly inaccurate. apnews.com/article/new-...

Nebraska rushes to put the federal Medicaid work reporting mandate in place. People will likely fall through the cracks, leading to more uninsured people. That will put additional strain on ERs as uninsured people have nowhere else to turn to for care. @joanalker1.bsky.social @neappleseed.org

Nebraska's rollout of work reporting requirement mandate is flawed. Read @joanalker1.bsky.social blog to learn how flawed and how parents losing Medicaid coverage will affect children in Nebraska and elsewhere. ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/05/08/d...

👀Nebraska has chosen to go early with implementing Medicaid work reporting requirements on every state 5/1 -- which is Friday! Screenshot below just taken at 4:15 ET 4/29. The state's Medicaid website is going down for maintenance Friday. Scary.

Many states unsure how to implement new Medicaid work requirements, @kff.org @georgetownccf.bsky.social survey finds michiganadvance.com/2026/04/30/r...

Trump says he’s going after Medicaid fraud, but is mostly focusing on blue states stateline.org/2026/04/16/t...

Medicaid was crucial to give Julie the maternal health support she needed while she was pregnant and uninsured, and led to her career as a maternity care and public health nurse. Share your story! https://action.momsrising.org/survey/medicaid-story/?source=bsky.mr #HealthCareNotTrumpsWar #MomSky

Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says stateline.org/2026/04/10/m...

In a rare occurrence, a Trump administration official admits to making a HUGE mistake in allegations of fraud in New York home health care.

New: The Trump administration acknowledged it made a major error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program. “These numbers could have been cleared up in a phone call, so it’s really slapdash,” one analyst said. apnews.com/article/new-...

Trump’s math behind Medicaid fraud claims doesn’t add up—literally www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Herd immunity is waning, and that is putting babies at risk.

The Trump Admin attack on Medicaid fraud primarily in blue states is nothing more than an effort to distract voters from Medicaid cuts and attack their political enemies. The math Dr. Oz used in his official letter to NY was such garbage even he had to admit it. apnews.com/article/new-...

Check out how Medicaid helps people in your state. #MedicaidAwarenessMonth https://bit.ly/4bZr8KO

Did you know that Medicaid spending on home care is growing because states are choosing to offer it as an alternative to institutional care in nursing facilities? www.kff.org/medicaid/und...

Every month is #MedicaidAwarenessMonth @GeorgetownCCF. Our series of fact sheets explains how Medicaid helps children, pregnant women, caregivers, people with disabilities, seniors, and families who otherwise could not afford health care.

New with @pamherd.bsky.social: While never mentioning Trump or political parties, the show’s second season offers an almost-real time commentary on how policy changes are affecting health. Lets take one particular example of Medicaid coverage loss. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-p...

Federal $ cuts and policy mandates put states in a bind as they struggle to meet the nutrition needs of children and families.

Hats off to #ThePitt for depicting an all too common reason why there are uninsured kids in the U.S. Most uninsured kids are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP but they’ve lost coverage due to red tape barriers. The nation’s progress on this very issue is now at grave risk.