Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.

Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.

July 21, 2026: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule on health care-related provider taxes that, if finalized, will increase state budget hardships, restrict

Recent policies from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicaid work requirement and approaches states use to finance their Medicaid programs, pay their providers, and innovate...

Federal subsidies for health insurance total $33.6 trillion over the 2026–2036 period in CBO and JCT’s projections. Those estimated subsidies grow from 7.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2...

Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes Proposed Rule (CMS-2452-P)

This book excerpt is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and...

The 2025 reconciliation law instituted a harmful policy taking Medicaid coverage away from people not meeting a harsh work requirement, and the Trump Administration recently finalized a rule that...

Ensuring that federal funding reaches eligible recipients, while preventing and addressing factual instances of fraud, is a critical part of good governance that has typically garnered bipartisan...

Trump administration wants ill recipients to prove they can’t work every six months. Doctors, advocates and state officials wonder how.

Cherry-picked studies and unrealistic assumptions define a new government report

Enhancements to premium tax credits (PTCs) cut out-of-pocket premiums by more than half, on average, for over 20 million Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollees, making health care more...

The Trump Administration’s final rule implementing the new Medicaid work requirement makes major, last-minute policy shifts that will likely increase the number of people who are denied or lose health...

Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS-2454-IFC)

All eyes are on Nebraska this week as it becomes the first state to implement a policy taking Medicaid coverage away from people not meeting work requirements, well ahead of the January 1 deadline.

A new report from Wakely Consulting Group, an HMA Company, models changes to the 2026 ACA market enrollment due to the loss of federal subsidies. Findings

As states enact stricter work requirements for the federal food stamp program, a new analysis suggests those requirements won’t enhance employment and will push more people off of food assistance. The...

In a nation as wealthy and innovative as ours, no one should be forced to sleep in a park, in a car, or in shelters. But today, millions of people don’t have enough income to cover high housing...

Federal health officials have ordered states to reverify the immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees. After seven months, findings from five states show the reviews have unco...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) established new work requirements and increased the frequency of eligibility redeterminations for adults covered by th…

On March 2, the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in federal district court. The case, State of Minnesota v. Oz, is in response to two actions tak...

Guidance on implementing six-month renewals for the Medicaid adult expansion group, as required by H.R. 1 was sent to state Medicaid directors earlier today (March 6, 2026). The delayed guidance (whic...

A sharp analysis of the propaganda partnerships between US presidents and private organizations that fueled the Cold War and paved the way for the War on Terror.How do US presidents motivate public su...

February 09, 2026: A new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make broad changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces would reduce marketplace enrollment...