Federal Policy Resources for Medicaid

Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) has collated the following resources for better understanding Medicaid policy at the federal level.

Resources to learn more about the potential impacts of Congressional and Administrative actions on the ACA and Medicaid:

Medicaid: What to Watch in 2025 provides information on how policy changes could affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care.
House Republican Budget Would Mean Higher Costs, Less Help for Families, More Tax Windfalls for Wealthy discusses how policy changes could affect families who have a hard time making ends meet through raising the cost for health care, food, college costs, etc.
What Administrative Changes Can Trump Make to Medicaid? brings attention to the various uncertainties that policy changes could bring to Medicaid.
Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? looks at how subsidies that were made available as part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, which were extended through the end of 2025 by the Reduction Act may be affected by policy changes. This includes an interactive map that shows how much premium payments would rise without the enhanced subsidies at the congressional district level.
Cutting Medicaid Harms Older Adults No Matter How It's Sliced explores the affect that changes to Medicaid policy could have on older adults and those requiring long-term care.

Fact sheets about Medicaid policy:

Community Catalyst has several Medicaid one pagers including Medicaid 101, Per Capital Caps, Block Grants, and Work Reporting Requirements
What is a Block Grant and How Would it Impact Medicaid? published by NHeLP focuses on how block grants work.
What Is a Per Capita Cap and How Would It Impact Medicaid? describes the financing mechanism of a per capita cap that is also published by NHeLP.

What can you do to advocate for Medicaid policy?

Call you members of Congress to emphasize the importance of the Medicaid program to your community. Contact information and an example calling script can be found here.
Share stories from members of your community who have benefited from having access to Medicaid.
For additional information, reach out to Carrie Rogers at crogers@communitycatalyst.org