Why it Matters: HR1’s Change to Medicaid Waiver Budget Neutrality Rules
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-19-2026
Publisher
Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School
Language
en-US
Abstract
The 2025 budget reconciliation bill (“HR1” or “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) significantly amended Medicaid, the federal public health insurance program for low-income people. HR1 has garnered significant attention surrounding new rules like work reporting requirements that limit the ACA’s Medicaid eligibility expansion.
Recommended Citation
Nicole Huberfeld & Matthew Lawrence,
Why it Matters: HR1’s Change to Medicaid Waiver Budget Neutrality Rules
,
Bill of Health
(2026).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/270
Publisher URL
https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/02/19/why-it-matters-hr1s-change-to-medicaid-waiver-budget-neutrality-rules/
