KFF January 18, 2022
As 2022 kicks off, a number of issues are at play that could affect coverage and financing under Medicaid, the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care coverage to low-income Americans. New COVID variants are surging and the fate of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), a reconciliation bill that includes significant changes to health coverage and Medicaid, is hanging in the balance. In addition, Governors are poised to release proposed budgets amid continued uncertainty about the health and economic trajectory of the pandemic while the Biden Administration continues to use its authority to address the pandemic and to further strategic goals to expand coverage and access and to improve equity. Within this context, this issue brief examines key...