NH Medicaid Matters

05/21/2026

“advocates were right to sound the alarm”

When Congress debated and passed Republican health care cuts last year, advocates warned the results would be deadly — that cutting $1 trillion from the health care system would leave states with no good options.

Now, as states finalize their Fiscal Year 2027 budgets, the evidence is rolling in and the advocates were right - the consequences are landing hard on patients and families.

We're tracking every state budget as it is finalized, and the pattern is already clear: less money for patient care, more administrative burden for the people who need coverage most.

Read what we're finding in our new blog: https://familiesusa.org/resources/advocates-were-right-to-sound-the-alarm-congress-cut-over-1-trillion-from-health-care-and-states-are-already-paying-the-price/

05/20/2026

Thank you Manchester! Our coalition held another NH Medicaid Community Conversation on Monday in Manchester at the New Hampshire Food Bank. We are grateful to the community members that came out to learn more about the changes that are unfolding and whom that is likely to impact.

We heard your concerns and important questions about the implementation of changes to Medicaid here in NH. We recognize that adequate access to health care across the state is a huge already an issue, and that these new barriers create more confusion and anxiety.

The event included powerful statements about the vital role of Medicaid in NH from Tom Blonski of Catholic Charities NH, Deb Fournier of UNH Institute of Health Policy & Practice, Kris McCracken of Amoskeag Health, and Kristine Stoddard of Bi-State Primary Care Association.

Thank you to our host and subject matter experts for their time and commitment to protecting Medicaid in NH.

05/20/2026

Sharing new findings about the ACA Marketplace.

Our coalition is interested in hearing your recent experiences accessing and affording the ACA for your health insurance.
Share it today: https://www.nhneedsmedicaid.com/marketplace-story

05/19/2026

Our NH Medicaid Matters Fact Sheet provides an overview of Medicaid in NH and articulates all of the changes rolling out. We now have this information translated into 6 languages and available for download. If you work in communities that this will benefit, please share!

05/15/2026

"For many, Medicaid Expansion lets them and their loved ones stay healthy and engage with their communities. Without this coverage, more people won’t get the help they need until they end up in crisis. Access gaps will widen. Uncompensated care will put an even greater burden on the system, sending us backwards.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we can’t just celebrate our progress. We need to protect it."

https://www.businessnhmagazine.com/article/op-edthis-mental-health-awareness-month-we-cant-just-celebrate-we-need-to-protect-medicaid

The CEO of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester advocates for more action to protect Medicaid.

05/14/2026

A change coming to Medicaid at the beginning of next year as result of federal law is reduced retroactive Medicaid coverage. This video from Families USA will help you learn more.

05/13/2026

Our coalition member, New Hampshire Hospital Association's President Steve Ahnen reminds us in a recent op-ed that healing happens every day in the heart of our communities.

But that healing depends on stable funding — and our coalition is concerned that a fiscal cliff is coming.

The Medicaid Enhancement Tax (MET) is NH's 4th-largest source of state tax revenue, generating ~$348M in 2025. Combined with federal matching dollars, it funds more than 27% of all Medicaid spending in New Hampshire. Starting in October 2028, new federal caps will force NH to reduce the MET rate — putting up to $1 BILLION in state revenue and $2+ BILLION in total Medicaid funding at risk over the next decade.

Our community hospitals depend on this critical funding to keep their doors open.

Each year, National Hospital Week offers a moment to pause and recognize something many of us only fully appreciate when we need it most: the quiet, constant presence of our

05/12/2026

Donnalee Lozeau is the director of a new statewide program that will distribute roughly $200 million in federal funding this year toward rural healthcare needs in New Hampshire. Over five years, the state expects to receive a total of $1 billion dollars.

05/12/2026

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