Medicaid Watch

KFF’s Medicaid Watch features policy research, polling, and news about the Medicaid financing debate and related issues.

California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts

KFF Health News Original

Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, borrowed $3.4 billion from the state — and will likely need even more — due to higher prescription costs and increased eligibility for seniors and immigrants. The top Republican in the state Senate is demanding a hearing “so the public knows exactly where their tax dollars are going.”

Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.

KFF Health News Original

A Republican House resolution, which needs the Senate’s buy-in, directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the table for cuts, which makes it impossible to reach $880 billion without cutting Medicaid.