The federal government is currently in a shutdown triggered by a lack of bipartisan agreement on government funding and access to health care coverage. Congressional Democrats have pledged not to vote on a budget extension and end the government shutdown unless Congress extends subsidies for Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans. […]

The budget reconciliation bill, HR 1, contained drastic cuts to states’ Medicaid funding and coverage. While most of these cuts have not yet gone into effect, many states are already fearing economic downturns or recession spurred in part by rising costs and tariffs. In response, some of these states have […]