KFF January 23, 2025
Robin Rudowitz, Alice Burns, Elizabeth Hinton, Jennifer Tolbert

At the start of 2025, many issues are at play that could affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care. Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five low-income Americans. While Medicaid was not discussed much on the campaign trail, there are expectations that big changes will likely be proposed through executive actions by the Trump administration and as part of a tax and spending debate in Congress. Even without Congressional action, the Trump administration can make significant programmatic changes through administrative action (including state demonstration waivers, regulations, and other guidance). Other areas to watch with Medicaid implications include state budgets and long-term care workforce challenges.

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