Healthcare Innovation October 16, 2025
“When you cut one part of the health system, it tends to have a ripple effect on the rest of it,” an expert notes at Webinar
Key Highlights
- H.R. 1 enacts a $911 billion Medicaid reduction over 10 years, with most effects delayed until 2027, potentially increasing uninsured populations by 10 million by 2034.
- Eligibility restrictions are expanding for certain immigrant categories, affecting Medicaid access for non-qualified aliens and altering the delivery system.
- Federal matching rates for emergency Medicaid services are being cut back, especially impacting states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA.
- Medicaid community engagement requirements are being introduced, requiring individuals to demonstrate compliance or risk losing coverage.
- States will need to quickly adapt their Medicaid budgets and...







