The bill would gradually reduce the enhanced federal Medicaid matching rate for states that cover certain low-income adults. From 2027 through 2034, the rate would decrease each year, but not below the state’s regular Medicaid matching rate. Starting in 2035, the regular rate would apply. The bill would also end enhanced matching for states that have not covered all adults in the specified eligibility group, and remove a temporary matching-rate increase for states that newly begin providing this coverage.
The bill changes how much the federal government pays states for Medicaid coverage, not the eligibility rules stated in the bill. It gives some states options about whom to cover under the specified group. The text does not say how states would respond or how coverage for individuals would change.
The bill does not provide a dollar estimate. It would reduce the enhanced federal matching rate over time for covered Medicaid services in affected states.
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