Budget Reconciliation Update and Analysis

May 13, 2025

As part of the broader effort to advance a budget reconciliation package to offset the costs of making permanent the tax cuts included in the..

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Key House Committee Mark-up on Medicaid Expected Soon (and More)

May 8, 2025

The key House committee with jurisdiction over identifying cuts to Medicaid has scheduled a mark-up for May 13, a key step to move action forward..

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Critical time for raising our voices on Medicaid

May 5, 2025

Updates on Medicaid, the release of the White House “skinny” budget, and a look ahead to our May 15 “Capitol Conversations” webinar.

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Congress Moves into Next Stage of Budget Reconciliation Process Where Large Medicaid Cuts are Expected

April 11, 2025

As lawmakers draft the legislation, Congress will have to resolve the differences between the two sets of instructions from the House and Senate and agree..

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Ongoing Impact of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Major Restructuring

April 4, 2025

We are monitoring for more details about the nature of the changes to ACL, SAMHSA, and CMS, and what they mean for the federal funding..

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Major Changes

April 1, 2025

the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an extensive restructuring, including a reduction in workforce of about 10,000 full-time employees and a..

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Latest Developments on Medicaid, Delays in Federal Funding and Much More

February 27, 2025

House Republicans took the first step toward cuts to Medicaid earlier this week, passing a budget resolution 217-215 on nearly party lines to begin what..

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Tell Your Representative to “Vote NO on the Budget Resolution”

February 20, 2025

The House of Representatives is expected to hold a key vote next week on a budget resolution that, if passed, will require huge cuts totaling..

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Congress is Moving Fast: Call Lawmakers to Protect Medicaid from Cuts and Caps in Budget Reconciliation

February 13, 2025

The House and Senate Budget Committees are moving very quickly to achieve a deal on budget reconciliation to reauthorize a package of expiring tax cuts,..

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