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The Debate Over Federal Medicaid Cuts: Perspectives of Medicaid Enrollees Who Voted for President Trump and Vice President Harris

Feb 25, 2025

Report

The Republican-led Congress is considering plans to cut Medicaid to help pay for tax cuts, with the House budget resolution targeting $880 billion or more in potential reductions to federal Medicaid spending. To better understand the experiences of Medicaid enrollees and their perceptions of potential changes to the program, KFF conducted five virtual focus groups in January, including three groups with participants who had voted for President Trump in the 2024 election and two groups…

A 90% Cut to the ACA Navigator Program

Feb 14, 2025

Quick Insights

Cutting funding for the trusted and impartial source of important information Navigators provide could have big impacts just as many consumers may need to re-evaluate their coverage options.

Eliminating the ACA Medicaid Expansion Match Could Reduce Total Medicaid Spending by Up To $1.9 Trillion Over 10 Years and End Coverage for 20 Million People

Feb 13, 2025

News Release

A new KFF analysis finds that a congressional proposal to significantly cut federal spending on the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion could reduce total Medicaid spending by up to nearly one-fifth, or $1.9 trillion, over a 10-year period, and end Medicaid coverage for as many as 20 million people.The impacts would be felt in both blue and red states and could effectively reverse and end the Medicaid expansion in most or all states that have…

Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates

Feb 13, 2025

Issue Brief

This analysis examines the potential impacts on states and Medicaid enrollees of eliminating the 90% federal match rate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion. Eliminating the federal match rate for adults in the Medicaid expansion could reduce Medicaid spending by nearly one-fifth ($1.9 trillion) over a 10-year period and up to nearly a quarter of all Medicaid enrollees (20 million people) could lose coverage.

A Look at Medicaid Enrollment and Finances of the Five Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plans

Feb 4, 2025

Issue Brief

This brief examines enrollment and financial data through the end of September 2024 from quarterly company earnings reports and calls, financial filings, and other company materials as well as from national administrative data.

Affordable Care Act Marketplace and Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Reached a Combined 44 Million in 2024

Jan 15, 2025

News Release

A new KFF analysis finds that there were 44 million people enrolled in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces and its expansion of the Medicaid program in 2024. That represents about 1 in every 6 people under age 65, or 16.4%. There was significant variation in ACA enrollment across states, ranging from about 1 in 4 nonelderly people in Louisiana, Oregon, Florida, and New York to fewer than 1 in 10 in…

A Look at ACA Coverage through the Marketplaces and Medicaid Expansion Ahead of Potential Policy Changes

Jan 15, 2025

Issue Brief

In 2024, ACA enrollment (including Marketplace, Medicaid expansion, and BHP) reached 44 million, or 16.4% of the nonelderly U.S. population. From 2020-2024, enrollment in ACA coverage increased by over 60%.

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After Another Record Year for ACA Enrollment, What’s Next for the Marketplaces?

Jan 15, 2025

Quick Insights

So far in 2025, ACA Marketplace enrollment has more than tripled since 2020 in at least 6 states: Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Tennessee. All of these states were won by President Trump.

A Per Capita Cap for Medicaid: Solution in Search of a Problem?

Jan 10, 2025

Quick Insights

A per capita cap in Medicaid may be a solution in search of a problem. However, if a cap substantially reduced federal Medicaid spending over time, it would put states at financial risk and force cuts to services and rates paid to physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes.

Medicaid Expansion is a Red and Blue State Issue

Nov 27, 2024

Issue Brief

With President-elect Trump returning to the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, significant changes to the Medicaid expansion are expected. This data note provides key facts on the Medicaid expansion, highlighting the financial and coverage impacts of any changes across states that voted for President-elect Trump and those that voted for Vice President Harris.

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