The Biden administration is quietly expanding Medicaid, reversing Trump-era policies and aiming to increase protections for low-income Americans. These expansions include coverage for new mothers, inmates, and undocumented immigrants, as well as new Medicaid-funded services like food and housing. The administration is also considering broadening Medicaid eligibility and adding non-traditional services to the program. These moves represent significant shifts in federal health policy, though they may face challenges from Republican critics. Click here for article.
Biden's Medicaid expansions, largely funded by the COVID-19 relief bill, include coverage for new mothers and additional services like mobile crisis support for mental health emergencies.
The administration is reversing Trump-era policies, such as blocking work requirements and a Texas hospital funding initiative that discouraged Medicaid expansion.
Biden supports broader Medicaid eligibility and services, potentially covering non-medical needs like housing, reflecting a growing consensus that such investments can ultimately save money.
States are seeking federal approval for initiatives like expanding Medicaid to inmates and undocumented immigrants, with the Biden administration showing more receptiveness to these proposals compared to the Trump administration.