Webinars | Feb 26, 2025

Potential Impact of Federal Changes on State Healthcare Programs

On Wednesday, February 26, State Health and Value Strategies hosted a webinar discussing the Medicaid and Marketplace reforms under consideration by the new administration and the 119th Congress, including adjustments to program financing, eligibility, and other policy requirements, with potential broad implications for state Medicaid and Marketplace programs. During the webinar, experts from Manatt Health provided an overview of potential federal policy changes to Medicaid and Marketplace coverage programs, vehicles for advancing and anticipated timing of such changes, and implications for states.

Link to prior webinar on Per Capita Caps in Medicaid, referenced during this webinar.



Expert Perspectives

March 14, 2025

Recent Federal Marketplace Proposal Imposes New Requirements for States and Consumers

On March 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed regulation that makes several policy and operational changes to the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces and insurance rules. This expert perspective reviews provisions of the proposed rule to assess their impact on State-Based Marketplaces and state insurance regulators.

Medicaid Cuts and the States: Tracking State-Specific Estimates of the Impacts of Proposed Changes

Congress is considering a variety of federal policy changes that will have significant impacts on the Medicaid program, widely expected to reduce enrollment and federal Medicaid funding to states. A variety of state-level estimates have been released, which can be helpful for states as they consider how various policy proposals might impact their Medicaid programs. This expert perspective highlights state agencies that have estimated and quantified the potential impacts of various proposals on enrollment and spending. SHVS will continue to regularly monitor published estimates from states and update this expert perspective.