Trump Team’s Use of Arcane Budget Rule Threatens Medicaid Coverage

By: Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: August 16, 2026

Words: 1,388

Last Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago

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About 200,000 low-income Arkansans could see major changes to their health coverage next year after the Trump administration recently informed state officials it will not renew a key Medicaid agreement with the federal government.

The decision by federal officials, citing authority granted under President Donald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending law, suggests the GOP-led state’s predicament could foretell other repercussions in how states are allowed to run the program under federal waivers.

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