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Medicaid is the largest federal government program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people across the country and currently serves some 72 million Americans.
Lawmakers in some states have looked at reducing the eligibility for Medicaid, either by letting existing legislation expire or by actively repealing the expansion brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which could impact the healthcare of millions.
But according to KFF Health News, nine states—Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia—have trigger laws that require termination of the expansion if the share of federal funding drops.
While individual states pay for Medicaid, the federal government provides states with an enhanced federal matching rate, known as FMAP, of up to 90 percent for their expansion populations. If federal funding falls below a certain rate in these states with trigger laws, it means the expansion of Medicaid could end, cutting health coverage for potentially millions of Americans.
"While laws in the so-called 'trigger' states require action, the substantial loss of federal funding would likely force all states to reassess whether to continue the expansion coverage," KFF Health News reported in November 2024.
www.newsweek.com
Lawmakers in some states have looked at reducing the eligibility for Medicaid, either by letting existing legislation expire or by actively repealing the expansion brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which could impact the healthcare of millions.
But according to KFF Health News, nine states—Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia—have trigger laws that require termination of the expansion if the share of federal funding drops.
While individual states pay for Medicaid, the federal government provides states with an enhanced federal matching rate, known as FMAP, of up to 90 percent for their expansion populations. If federal funding falls below a certain rate in these states with trigger laws, it means the expansion of Medicaid could end, cutting health coverage for potentially millions of Americans.
"While laws in the so-called 'trigger' states require action, the substantial loss of federal funding would likely force all states to reassess whether to continue the expansion coverage," KFF Health News reported in November 2024.
Millions of Americans could lose Medicaid coverage
Some Medicaid enrollees could see their coverage come to an end if federal funding drops.
www.newsweek.com
