{"id":8180,"date":"2025-06-11T09:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/?p=8180"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:10:25","slug":"manatt-medicaidupdate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/manatt-medicaidupdate\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated report shows how &#8216;One Big Beautiful Bill&#8217; will impact Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CONTACTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>David Jordan, president and CEO, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, 508-246-6825, <a href=\"mailto:david@healthfund.org\">david@healthfund.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brenda Sharpe, president and CEO, REACH Healthcare Foundation, 913-322-6025, <a href=\"mailto:brenda@reachhealth.org\">brenda@reachhealth.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/United-Methodist-Health-Ministry-Fund-REACH-Healthcare-joint-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/United-Methodist-Health-Ministry-Fund-REACH-Healthcare-joint-logo.png 612w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/United-Methodist-Health-Ministry-Fund-REACH-Healthcare-joint-logo-300x61.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>New report: Kansas to lose $3.77 billion in Medicaid funding under \u2018One Big Beautiful Bill,\u2019 thousands to lose access to health insurance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HUTCHINSON, KS \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL-2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL-2.pdf\">New modeling<\/a> shows 13,000 fewer Kansans would be able to enroll in Medicaid under the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u201d recently passed by the U.S. House, and the state would lose $3.77 billion in total Medicaid funding. Such losses would lead to higher uninsured rates and create more financial struggles for rural hospitals already on the brink of closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These results were recently released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manatt.com\/health\">Manatt Health<\/a>, which conducted the analysis at the request of Kansas health philanthropies <a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/\">United Methodist Health Ministry Fund<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/reachhealth.org\/\">REACH Healthcare Foundation<\/a>. The two organizations wanted to better understand the financial and enrollment impacts of the bill, which would cut $700 billion from Medicaid and is awaiting a vote in the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medicaid, the public health insurance program that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kancare.ks.gov\/\">covers more than 366,000 Kansans<\/a>, is funded jointly by the state and federal government. It provides low-income parents, children, seniors and people with disabilities with health insurance. Adults who do not have children do not qualify for Medicaid in Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many of the bill\u2019s deepest funding cuts and new restrictions are aimed at states that expanded Medicaid to cover more people, the analysis shows Kansas will still face significant coverage losses and funding reductions over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL-2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL_Page_1-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL_Page_1-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL_Page_1-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL_Page_1-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL_Page_1-1191x1536.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL_Page_1-1588x2048.jpg 1588w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL_Page_1-scaled.jpg 1985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL-2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medicaid-Cut-Impacts-to-KS-House-bill-FINAL-1.pdf\">View latest report here<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf this bill passes, it will cause long-lasting harm to thousands of families&nbsp;across Kansas and seriously threaten the survival of rural hospitals across the state,\u201d said Brenda Sharpe, president and CEO at REACH Healthcare Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d2602302e9dae56e9cf5852067d3c44\"><a>The modeling showed $2.29 billion in lost federal <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaid.gov\/medicaid\">Medicaid <\/a><a>funding alone and $3.77 billion when combined with associated state funding losses over a 10-year period.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manatt said the losses are even greater than shown in the analysis, as data limitations made it unable to model all the provisions in the bill. The estimates do not account for prohibitions on states setting up any new provider taxes or increasing assessments for other providers. That will cause Kansas health care providers, including nursing homes and other health providers, to lose critical funding over time and cause them to become even more financially vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coverage losses due to the bill\u2019s changes to the Affordable Care Act\u2019s Health Insurance Marketplace also couldn\u2019t be modeled; however, they will result in additional Kansans losing health insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only will the bill remove people\u2019s health insurance, but it also will remove food assistance. The bill includes $300 billion in cuts from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/snap\/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program\">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongress is trying to rush a plan through the process that will take health care and food assistance away from tens of thousands of Kansans, including children, seniors and people with disabilities,\u201d said David Jordan, president and CEO at the Health Fund. \u201cAt a time when hospitals are trying to keep their doors open and working families are struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food on their tables, we cannot afford these cuts.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas already has more hospitals at risk of closure than any other state in the country. Sixty-three rural hospitals are currently at risk, and 87% of Kansas rural hospitals are operating in the red. These hospitals struggle to survive with existing federal funding. Provisions in the bill would cause them to lose billions, making it even harder to stay open. When rural hospitals close, it removes job opportunities in addition to access to health care, creating a ripple effect in small communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>RELATED COVERAGE:<br><\/strong>Salina Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/salinapost.com\/posts\/d1ac5c0a-3c50-4956-ba69-ec556e109bde\">Kansas to lose $3.77 billion in Medicaid funding under \u2018One Big Beautiful Bill&#8217;<\/a><br>KSNT News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksnt.com\/capitol-bureau\/big-beautiful-bill-could-cause-thousands-of-kansans-to-lose-medicaid\/\">\u2018Big Beautiful Bill\u2019 could cause thousands of Kansans to lose Medicaid<\/a><br>Kansas Reflector:<a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2025\/06\/13\/kansas-advocate-warns-federal-cuts-to-medicaid-will-accelerate-maternal-deaths\/\"> Kansas advocate warns federal cuts to Medicaid will accelerate maternal deaths<\/a><br>KNSS Radio-Wichita: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/knss\/news\/local\/will-pending-federal-budget-bill-affect-kansans-and-medicaid\">Will a pending federal budget bill affect Kansans &amp; Medicaid?<\/a><br>Fox 4 News: <a href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/news\/kansas-faces-3-77b-in-medicaid-cuts-thousands-to-lose-coverage-under-trumps-bill-report\/\">Kansas faces $3.77B in Medicaid cuts, thousands to lose coverage under Trump\u2019s bill: report<\/a><br>Kansas Public Radio: <a href=\"https:\/\/kansaspublicradio.org\/2025-06-13\/federal-medicaid-cuts-would-cost-13-000-kansans-their-health-care-coverage?fbclid=IwY2xjawK5S29leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkAr-cMfm8jwFXQEifntAi4T9a83F3qO7dIbgJy5CiUK_b7r7RlxhQh1CJWb_aem_ZVwswoyXvxWQq22v1ro_zQ\">Federal Medicaid cuts would cost 13,000 Kansans their health care coverage<\/a><br>KCUR 89.3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcur.org\/news\/2025-05-20\/kansans-on-medicaid-and-health-care-providers-say-federal-funding-cuts-will-hurt\">Kansans on Medicaid and health care providers say federal funding cuts will hurt<\/a><br><br><strong>PREVIOUS MODELING:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/2025-medicaid-funding-cuts-to-ks\/\">Initial analysis pre-bill<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund and REACH Healthcare Foundation<\/strong><br>The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund (Health Fund) is a statewide health foundation working to improve the health of all Kansans since 1986 by funding innovative ideas, sparking conversations and convening those who can make a difference. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.HealthFund.org\">www.HealthFund.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>REACH Healthcare Foundation is a charitable foundation dedicated to improving health coverage and access to quality, affordable healthcare for uninsured and medically underserved people. The foundation focuses its support in a six-county service area that encompasses Allen, Johnson, and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and Cass Jackson and Lafayette counties in Missouri, as well as the City of Kansas City, Missouri.&nbsp; Learn more about the foundation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachhealth.org\">www.reachhealth.org.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Manatt Health<\/strong><br>Manatt Health is a leading professional services firm specializing in health policy, healthcare transformation, and Medicaid redesign. Their modeling draws upon publicly available state data including Medicaid financial management report data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, enrollment and expenditure data from the Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System, and data from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. 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