Publications
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Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Hawaii’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Hawaii’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save South Dakota’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform South Dakota’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Georgia’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Georgia’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Idaho’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Idaho’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waiver ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Tennessee’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Tennessee’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Florida’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Florida’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows South Dakota Lagging Behind on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows South Dakota is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—South Dakota only has an […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Texas’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Texas’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
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Study: Illegal Immigrants Are Costing Texas Hospitals $122 Million Per Month
Publication -Texas hospitals spent $121.8 million in November 2024 on health care for individuals in the United States illegally, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) reports. Noncitizens without legal status made more than 31,000 hospital visits across Texas that month alone, the report states. The data was collected in compliance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Delaware’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Delaware’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Utah’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Utah’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Connecticut’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Connecticut’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
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ICE Uses Medicaid Enrollee Data to Facilitate Deportations
Publication -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using Medicaid enrollment data to facilitate deportations of people illegally in the United States. A coalition of 20 states, mostly Democrat-run, is suing the federal government to prevent ICE from accessing Medicaid enrollee data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Plaintiffs include California, Colorado, and […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Vermont’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 percent of the average state budget, the National Association of State Budget Officers reports. “Medicaid comprised over half (56%) of all federal funds to states […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Colorado’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Colorado’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Virginia’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Virginia’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save California’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform California’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers.... -
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Illegal Immigrants Will Have Health Care Options – Interview
Publication -The era of “free health care” for people not living lawfully in the United States is waning as states such as California, Illinois, and Minnesota begin to pause or eliminate Medicaid enrollment for this population. Fourteen states and Washington, DC provide coverage for low-income immigrant children, and seven of those states and DC cover eligible […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Pennsylvania Lagging Behind on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Pennsylvania is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—Pennsylvania only has an index score […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows North Carolina Falling Behind on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows North Carolina is falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—North Carolina only has an […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save the State of Washington’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Washington state’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Arkansas’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Arkansas’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save West Virginia’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform West Virginia’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Arizona’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Arizona’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers