Implementing Work Requirements on a National Scale: What We Know from State Waiver Experience May 20, 2025 Blog On May 18, the House Budget Committee advanced a budget reconciliation bill that includes significant changes to the Medicaid program. As anticipated, Medicaid work requirement provisions are included and preliminary estimates released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show that this provision would reduce federal spending by $280 billion over ten years, nearly half of all estimated Medicaid savings in the bill. The provisions raise many operational and implementation questions, particularly considering the experience of Arkansas and Georgia with implementing work requirements through waivers.
Medicaid Eligibility for Katie Beckett Children with Significant Disabilities and Special Income Rule April 25, 2025 State Indicator
Medicaid Eligibility through Buy-In Programs for Working People with Disabilities April 25, 2025 State Indicator
Medicaid Eligibility for SSI Enrollees and Optional Seniors & People with Disabilities Up To 100% FPL April 25, 2025 State Indicator Medicaid eligibility, seniors, people with disabilities
How States Verify Citizenship and Immigration Status in Medicaid April 16, 2025 Issue Brief This brief describes federal citizenship and immigration status eligibility and eligibility verification requirements for Medicaid. Eligibility for federally-funded coverage under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program is limited to U.S. citizens and certain lawfully present immigrants.
50-State Survey Archives: Medicaid HCBS and Eligibility Based on Disability or Age 65+ April 7, 2025 Report This page holds an archive of KFF’s regular surveys of states about their Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) programs and their eligibility policies for people who are eligible for Medicaid on the basis of having a disability or being ages 65 and older (the “non-MAGI” eligibility pathways).
Medicaid Eligibility Levels for Older Adults and People with Disabilities (Non-MAGI) in 2025 April 7, 2025 Issue Brief KFF’s Survey of Medicaid Financial Eligibility for Older Adults & People with Disabilities, conducted in March 2025 by KFF and Watts Health Policy Consulting, provides a baseline of Medicaid eligibility as states return to normal operations after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic and ahead of potential changes to the Medicaid program.
Medicaid/CHIP Coverage of Lawfully-Residing Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women April 1, 2025 State Indicator immigrant children pregnant women Medicaid CHIP
Medicaid and CHIP Income Eligibility Limits for Pregnant Women as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level April 1, 2025 State Indicator eligibility Medicaid CHIP
Medicaid and CHIP Income Eligibility Limits for Children as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level April 1, 2025 State Indicator eligibility children Medicaid CHIP
