Manatt Projects 8.7M Coverage Loss and $1.3T in Cuts Under House Medicaid Budget Proposal

Manatt Health's state-by-state modeling of the House Budget Bill estimates that provisions including work requirements for expansion adults, more frequent renewals, repeal of streamlined enrollment rules, and limits on state directed payments would reduce Medicaid enrollment by 8.7 million people annually and cut total program expenditures by at least $1.3 trillion over ten years. The analysis shows coverage losses would extend beyond expansion populations to seniors, people with disabilities, and children, with combined federal and state funding reductions significantly exceeding CBO's federal-only estimates—critical intelligence for MCO executives planning network adequacy and state Medicaid directors projecting budget impacts.

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