Medicaid: What to Watch in 2026 Authors: Robin Rudowitz, Alice Burns, Elizabeth Hinton, Jennifer Tolbert, and Elizabeth Williams Published: Jan 23, 2026

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-what-to-watch-in-2026/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xqrHY8UfHALe2L6mdA3zsJEgT4i-o0romYcLrv_FTPr2mDSA2PIK82de64EorRC0KJ8yAXGcQDrtTOA7A79z0Qc5vSw&_hsmi=400074296&utm_content=400074296&utm_source=hs_email Medicaid: What to Watch in 2026 KFF explores how state fiscal pressures are likely to converge with the implementation of the 2025 reconciliation law to affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care over the next year, especially in the lead-up to the midterm elections.