From legislative changes to state advocacy efforts, here are four updates on Medicaid and Medicare from March:
1. Several states facing budget shortfalls are considering rolling back adult Medicaid coverage and implementing coverage caps.
2. The Arizona Senate passed a bill that would allow the state to study the impact of comprehensive dental benefits for adult Medicaid recipients.
3. The Hands Off Kids Health coalition delivered more than 6,000 petitions urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to protect Medi-Cal dental funding.
4. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced a bill that would use revenue from a wealth tax to reverse Medicaid cuts and expand dental coverage under Medicare.
