Trump Team’s Use of Arcane Budget Rule Threatens Medicaid Coverage By Phil Galewitz Aug. 14, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/trump-cms-medicaid-expansion-1115-waivers-budget-neutrality-arkansas/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_9RnK1ixzdT0jOl7j5h1ELyuxe2k6McFS7nvvT00Bou_JBu9nKEhfIJbhnjo6A794cvcFOWcAeBDVfotBmMplY-DJ9YQ&_hsmi=433253202&utm_content=433253202&utm_source=hs_email Trump Team’s Use of Arcane Budget Rule Threatens Medicaid Coverage By Phil Galewitz Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees next year is in question after the Trump administration refused to renew a key state waiver. The state might not be the last to have to adjust to an arcane rule change under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/trump-cms-medicaid-expansion-1115-waivers-budget-neutrality-arkansas/