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Medicaid Work Requirements: Current Waiver and Legislative Activity

Nov 21, 2024

Issue Brief

With Donald Trump returning to the presidency and Republican control of the Senate and House, work requirements are likely to be back on the agenda—through federal legislation or Medicaid waivers. This issue brief highlights the history of Medicaid work requirements, describes recent state activity to advance work requirement policies, and recaps the landscape of work requirement approvals and pending requests at the end of President Trump’s first term.

Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Services for Traditional American Indian and Alaska Native Health Care Practices

Nov 19, 2024

Issue Brief

In October 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the first ever Section 1115 waiver demonstration amendments that would allow Medicaid and CHIP coverage of traditional health care practices for American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) people in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Oregon. This Waiver Watch reviews disparities in health and health care for AIAN people and summarizes the key features of the approved waivers.

What Administrative Changes Can Trump Make to Medicaid?

Nov 8, 2024

Policy Watch

With Donald Trump returning to the presidency, the future of Medicaid is uncertain. While Medicaid did not receive a lot of attention directly during the campaign, Trump’s first term can shed light on potential changes that could be implemented administratively without Congress.

A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2024

Oct 31, 2024

Issue Brief

This data note provides new information about waiting lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services, including a discussion of why waiting lists are an incomplete measure of unmet need and why they are not necessarily comparable across states or over time.

Experiences of Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

Oct 30, 2024

Issue Brief

This issue brief presents findings from the focus groups including caregiver characteristics; physical, emotional, and mental caregiving demands of caregiving; their wages, finances, and opportunities for advancement; and what caregivers would like policymakers to know about their work.

Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Expansions and Coverage Changes for Children Since the Start of the Pandemic

Oct 29, 2024

Issue Brief

KFF's new analysis examines how state coverage changes and expansions in Medicaid and CHIP eligibility for children may help to bolster coverage following the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision.

Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it

Oct 29, 2024

Policy Watch

Medicaid financing is complex. This policy watch explains how Medicaid financing works, describes various conservative proposals to change Medicaid financing, and explores the implications of those changes for states and enrollees.

Recent Changes in Medicaid Financing in Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Territories

Oct 28, 2024

Issue Brief

The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced longstanding fiscal and health challenges exacerbated by recent emergencies. This issue brief provides background on how Medicaid financing differs between U.S. territories and states and what these differences mean for funding as well as health care coverage and access.

The Connection Between Social Security Disability Benefits and Health Coverage Through Medicaid and Medicare

Oct 24, 2024

Issue Brief

This analysis examines who was eligible for Medicare and/or Medicaid between 2002 and 2022 because they received disability benefits from one of the country's Social Security disability programs, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Many who receive SSDI and SSI qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, known as dual-eligible individuals.

The Landscape of Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Arrangements for Dual-Eligible Individuals Across States

Oct 24, 2024

Issue Brief

This issue brief merged beneficiary-level Medicare and Medicaid data from 2021 to document sources of coverage for dual-eligible individuals nationwide and by state.

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