Michigan officials have calculated the risk of potential federal Medicaid cuts, finding one proposal could nix coverage for 500,000 residents.

House Republican leaders appear to have won support from key moderates by backing off the most controversial proposals to overhaul Medicaid — but it has created new risks for the GOP’s domestic policy megabill.

As part of 2025 budget reconciliation, Congress is expected to consider unprecedented cuts to Medicaid funding, with several House members stating their intention to “fix flaws in the program that divert resources away from children,

Congressional Republicans’ proposed Medicaid work reporting requirements could strip coverage from hundreds of thousands of children, cost up to 449,000 jobs, and lead to more than 15,400 avoidable deaths each year.

One part of congressional Republicans’ plan to take Medicaid away from people in the House Energy & Commerce Committee bill is an ill-advised and unnecessary proposal requiring

In a sense, that was pretty good. In 2019, a Manatt Health analysis of Michigan data predicted a coverage loss as high as 183,000 people, based on Arkansas data. Coverage losses likely would not have been that bad, thanks to DHHS’s intensive efforts.

The study, published in the National Bureau of Economic Research on May 5, tracked nearly 40 million people who gained Medicaid through state-based expansions under the Affordable Care Act between 2010 and 2022. It found that during that time, Medicaid expansions increased enrollment and reduced members’ risk of death by 2.5%.

Founded in 1965, Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health insurance coverage to 79 million ... component of cuts in funding is the loss of tens of millions towards the ...

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