HMP Global March 12, 2025
I’d like to step away from administrative law for a moment to provide a quick update on Medicaid. With news coming from all sides, what does the future of Medicaid actually look like?
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution this week, tied to a continuing resolution aimed at averting a government shutdown. Now in the hands of the Senate, the measure has sparked an intense debate over the future of Medicaid, highlighting the intersection of budget politics and health care policy. The resolution, which would fund the government through September 30, underscores a fundamental tension between meeting fiscal targets and maintaining health care commitments.1
The context for this debate has been shaped by dramatic moves from the...