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In his latest Beyond the Data column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the controversial rural hospital grant program, noting “Will the new $50 billion rural hospital grant program in the big Republican tax and spending law just amount to a bunch of ribbon cutting and big check ceremonies, or will it help rural hospitals offset coming Medicaid cuts, help them in general, or all of the above?” 🔗: https://on.kff.org/4luSWcc

The tax and spending law’s new $50 rural health fund will be distributed over the next five years – while nearly two thirds (63%) of the Medicaid spending reductions occur later. Our brief explains: https://on.kff.org/44A64XG

The tax and spending law signed by President Trump this month creates a new $50 billion rural health fund. Our experts look at what’s known about when and how the funds would be distributed, and how it intersects with federal Medicaid spending cuts: https://on.kff.org/44A64XG

In his latest column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman discusses whether Democrats can make the Medicaid and ACA cuts a winning political issue before the midterm elections and before most people feel the cuts. 🔗: https://on.kff.org/4lgLnFP

Our new analysis looks at the implications of Medicaid cuts in the Senate-passed reconciliation bill state by state. The Senate bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $1 trillion, according to CBO. The spending cuts vary by state; Louisiana and Virginia are the most heavily affected with spending cuts of 21% over 10 years. Our analysis also shows that provisions that would only apply to states that have adopted the ACA expansion, including work requirements, account for $526 billion — just over half of the total amount of federal spending reductions. 🔗: https://on.kff.org/3ZWnUBp

A recent broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver cited KFF analysis in its examination of how the “One Big Beautiful Bill” could impact health care. Specifically, per CBO, the House-passed bill would result in 16 million more people without health insurance by 2034 through implementing Medicaid work requirements, the expiration of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, and more. If the Senate bill passes, the number increases to 17 million. Learn more with our explainers: 🔗 The House-passed bill’s potential impact on the uninsured: https://on.kff.org/4jIcF6E 🔗 What to know about work requirements: https://on.kff.org/4echUdz 🔗 How the bill’s Medicaid cuts could affect rural areas: https://on.kff.org/4lsC59B

We explain how the Senate Finance Committee provision on provider taxes on states that have adopted the ACA expansion would reduce Medicaid spending, and the implications for those states: https://on.kff.org/3I0KN0h

On Wednesday, June 25 at 12:00 p.m. ET: The cost of health care continues to be a challenge for American families and businesses across the country. Join Washington Post Live for conversations with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Larry Levitt (KFF) and Jeanne Lambrew (The Century Foundation) to discuss the state of Medicaid, the health-care marketplace and innovative solutions that give Americans greater access and choice. Register to watch here: wapo.st/thepriceofcare0625

In a new column, KFF President and CEO Drew Altman examines the different counts of how many people are on Medicaid — 69M from federal surveys, 71M from CMS data, and 83M when partial coverage is included — and why it might matter in the debate over cuts. He also discusses other ways to assess the reach of the program. Read more: https://on.kff.org/3ZKhJAn

As Congress debates major cuts in federal spending on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, our latest poll finds the public views the two programs more favorably than ever before. Regarding Medicaid, 83% of the public now views the Medicaid program favorably, including large majorities of Democrats (93%), independents (83%), and Republicans (74%). Similarly, two-thirds (66%) of the public now have favorable views of the ACA, the highest level of support recorded in KFF polls since the law’s enactment in 2010. Views of the ACA remain split along partisan lines, with most Republicans (63%) holding unfavorable views, and most Democrats (94%) and independents (71%) holding favorable ones. Get the details: https://on.kff.org/3Zywm9K