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National healthcare spending would decline by $797 billion over the next decade. Thirty-six percent of this decline would occur in California, Florida, Texas, and New York. Declines in healthcare ...

Between 2025 and 2034, providers would lose $1 trillion. Hospitals alone would face a $306 revenue hit. The analysis shows the spending bill would also increase uncompensated care costs—services ...

The Issue Researchers analyze policy proposals that would withhold federal funding for adults enrolled in Medicaid expansion who do not report working for at least 80 hours per month or meet exemption ...

Between 4.6 and 5.2 million adults living in states that expanded Medicaid would lose Medicaid coverage next year under work requirements. More than nine in 10 adults with Medicaid expansion coverage ...

Instituting per capita caps and eliminating the enhanced FMAP would decrease federal spending by up to $1.7 trillion over the next 10 years, shifting these costs to states. Imposing per capita ...

The Issue Expanded Medicaid eligibility covers adults who earn approximately $21,000 per year (138% of the federal poverty level) in the 41 states that adopted the expansion. As part of the agreement ...

About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation RWJF is a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime. Through funding, convening, advocacy, and ...

In the last quarter of 2023, a 53-cent gap remained between the $3.37 cost of a modestly priced meal, and SNAP’s average maximum benefit of $2.84—a shortfall of 19%. In the first three quarters of the ...

The Marketplace Pulse series provides expert insights on timely policy topics related to the health insurance marketplaces. The series, authored by RWJF Senior Policy Adviser Katherine Hempstead, ...

When I was growing up in the East Bay area of California, I asked with a child’s curiosity why some people were incredibly wealthy and others living nearby were so poor. At that young age I did not ...