The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 made heavy cuts to the bottom line of state Medicaid programs through a number of small directives aimed at curbing federal spending. Most obvious is the implementation of work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, but state-directed payments and provider taxes are also under reform. A new...Arizona News
This week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a "big, beautiful" behemoth spending package for President Donald J. Trump's agenda. The bill includes proposals that aim to curb Medicaid spending through programs like work requirements and ending the provider tax.
Locating the cuts within Medicaid was tricky for...Arizona News
During Wednesday's State Medicaid Advisory Committee (SMAC) quarterly meeting, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System announced it had submitted a waiver to enact work requirements for an estimated 190,000 Arizona Medicaid members.
In 2017 AHCCCS submitted a 1115 waiver for AHCCS Works which was approved by CMS in 2019. The...Arizona News
This week in Medicaid a judge sides with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) against work requirements, the North Carolina Medicaid expansion remains on pace for over 600,000 additional members and the status of 1115 Waiver renewals nationwide.
The Georgia Pathways to Coverage program was the only one in the nation...National News
On Thursday, the Biden administration rejected work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Georgia, the last state with a federal waiver from the Trump administration for such restrictions.
Though the Trump administration had previously approved work requirements for 17 states, including Arizona, in February 2021, Centers for...Arizona News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew federal approval for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System's (AHCCCS) Medicaid work requirement program, the AHCCCS Works Community Engagement Program. The waivers were approved under the Trump administration and similar work requirements from other states were...CMS Rules
This week, the Supreme Court suspended hearings on Medicaid work requirements as other Trump era Medicaid policies come under fire. Plus, states aren't quite meeting reporting requirements and more reporting adjustments could be on the way.
The U.S. Supreme Court suspended its review of the Medicaid work requirements and removed the...Arizona News
On Oct. 20, CMS approved a waiver that allows adult Medicaid beneficiaries in Nebraska to receive additional benefits, including vision and dental, if they participate in work requirements. The program is set to go into effect in April 2021.
Nebraska’s new Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration called “Heritage Health Adult" is...Arizona News
The Trump administration took a blow last week in healthcare policy as a federal judge blocked Medicaid work requirements in both Kentucky and Arkansas. Currently, eight states have received approval form the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for waivers to establish work requirements, the most recent being Arizona, which...Arizona News
Last month, a global stock market sell-off sent the S&P 500 into dangerous waters, having analysts discussing potential bear market climates but stocks rallied this week and healthcare was leading the numbers following the midterm elections.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) released an analysis today regarding the effects midterm...National News
One of the first states to implement Medicaid beneficiary work requirements has reported more than 7,000 people failed to report at least 80 hours of work for the month.
Consequences are crucial for recipients, as they face the possibility of losing Medicaid coverage if they do not comply for at least three months of a calendar...National News
Kansas was one of five states that requested lifetime limits, the others are Arizona, Maine, Utah and Wisconsin.
As President Donald Trump took office, his administration announced a willingness to give states more flexibility in how they run their Medicaid programs, funded through a combination of state and federal dollars. The...Arizona News
Kentucky will be offering a novel way to reactivate your medical coverage: a health or financial literacy course you must pass.
The waivers approved by the Trump administration present opportunity for new ways to think about how to empower individuals to improve their health.
The precise content of the courses is not yet worked...Arizona News
Trump administration to permit requirement to work if states seek it.
The Arizona Daily Star reports Arizona is one of 10 states that have submitted applications to add work requirements for the government health insurance program for low-income people.
The state’s Medicaid program, called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment...
