Center on Budget and Policy Priorities September 24, 2025
As part of historic cuts to Medicaid that will take health coverage away from millions, the Republican megabill enacted in July places a ten-year moratorium on implementing portions of two recently codified Medicaid eligibility and enrollment rules, effectively repealing them.[1] While these provisions are no longer mandatory, many remain optional. States can and should still voluntarily implement these approaches to streamline eligibility and ensure as many eligible people as possible enroll in and retain Medicaid coverage.
Congress blocked parts of two rules that were adopted by the Biden Administration to make it easier for eligible enrollees — particularly seniors, people with disabilities, and children enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — to get and stay enrolled in Medicaid...
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