Matt McGough
@mcgough_matthew
Policy Analyst Team ACA @KFF. Tweeting about healthcare costs, access, outcomes, & a bit of pop culture. MSPH @JohnsHopkinsSPH. Views own🏳️🌈
Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out Biggest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, 4 times the size of the previous biggest; $894-$990 bn Kicks 10 million off health insurance Biggest SNAP cuts ever, $187 bn Still increases deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
More than 24 million Americans could see their ACA healthcare premiums surge by an average of 75% starting January 2026, according to new analysis from @KFF. Cynthia Cox, president and director of KFF’s ACA program, breaks down the findings."
Preliminary ACA Marketplace insurer filings suggest that premiums will see their largest increase in nearly 8 years due to political uncertainty and the expiration of enhanced subsidies. More here: healthsystemtracker.org/brief/individu…
Most adults on Medicaid already work, because you can't use Medicaid to pay your rent or your grocery bills. It's health insurance that pays your medical bills if you get sick.
Steve Scalise: "Disabled people will get better Medicaid under this bill because all of the fully able-bodied -- the 35-year-old guy sitting at home playing video games in his mom's basement -- he's gonna have to go work, because we put work requirements in place. And so he will…
You might be surprised, but some insurers are expecting tariffs will drive up health insurance premiums in 2026. kff.org/quick-take/tar… @KFF
The clutchness of Sabalenka in tiebreaks is nothing short of amazing #Wimbledon
The Senate has just passed what amounts to the biggest health reform plan since the ACA, rolling back many of the health insurance coverage increases achieved by the ACA.
Amid the Senate’s “vote-a-rama” for the One Big, Beautiful Bill, @KFF has updated our guide to the health provisions affecting the Marketplaces, Medicaid, Medicare, and more. kff.org/tracking-the-a…
Grandfathering in existing Medicaid expansion enrollees isn't as protective as it seems, since low-income people cycle on and off Medicaid as their income and circumstances change.
News: Sen. Rick Scott amendment lowering federal match for Medicaid expansion has been filed. Would be "grandfathering" in beneficiaries until 2030 at 90 percent match, lower state-specific rate kicks in in 2031. Cost savings of $313 billion full copy: cdn.sanity.io/files/ifn0l6bs…
The ACA mandates private insurers cover certain preventive services with $0 cost-sharing. And 100 million Americans with private insurance use these services every year. healthsystemtracker.org/brief/preventi… @KFF
BREAKING: In the Supreme Court case, Kennedy v. Braidwood, the court ruled 6-3: The US Preventive Services Task Force members are inferior officers; their appointment by HHS Secretary is constitutional. ACA coverage mandates stand.
The White House is touting tax benefits for tipped workers in the reconciliation bill, but 2 million tipped workers could be among those at risk of losing health coverage because of the #Medicaid and #ACA marketplace cuts in the bill. (1/3) nbcwashington.com/news/business/…
The Senate parliamentarian ruled against (see Byrd rule) the cost-sharing reductions for ACA Marketplaces in the House reconciliation bill, which would increase premiums for bronze and gold plans and decrease enrollment. Learn how it all works: kff.org/policy-watch/e…
I spoke with @pbsnewshour’s @johnyangtv about the Trump administration decision to end the 988 suicide hotline’s LGBTQ service.
Next month, the Trump administration will end specialized support on the 988 National Suicide Hotline for young LGBTQ+ callers, a group that has disproportionately high suicide rates. The administration announced the change by saying the hotline will “no longer silo LGB+ youth…