Special: Medicaid and the Road Ahead

A Special Public Policy Briefing from States Newsroom and KFF

Medicaid and the Road Ahead

Spending Cuts, Work Requirements and What's Next for States, Providers and Families 

July 23, 2026

12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT

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Featuring

Robin Rudowitz - Director of KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured

Jen Tolbert - Deputy director of KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured and director of State Health Policy and Data

Kyle Pfannenstiel - Idaho Capital Sun reporter

Anna Claire Vollers - Stateline staff writer

David DeWitt - Ohio Capital Journal editor in chief 

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Significant changes to Medicaid – the publicly-funded health insurance for people with low incomes – are expected to put new pressures on states, healthcare providers and those who depend on the coverage. Families and individuals are already feeling caught up in unpredictable and confusing changes, at times when they’re dealing with significant health crises.  

Join healthcare policy experts from KFF and journalists from States Newsroom who cover these issues at the state and national level for an in-depth discussion on the impacts that federal funding cuts, work requirements and state policy are having on healthcare in the U.S. They’ll explain the latest developments and discuss the political debate around these changes. 

Audience Q&A to follow. 

ABOUT KFF

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ABOUT STATES NEWSROOM

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