Happy New Year! And...considering all of the changes coming - and here - in the health care and Medicaid space in New Hampshire, this feels like a good time for a refresher from the August 2025 episode about Medicaid.

In this episode, Liz and Kristine Stoddard (health care super nerd/wonk) cover what Medicaid really is (health insurance!) and what the impacts will be on *all* of Granite Staters...due to a majority of New Hampshire lawmakers' actions.

Liz uses many analogies in this episode (including A Christmas Carol) and Kristine asks Liz what a "wall ball" is.

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Links:

• Upcoming Changes to NH Medicaid (from Medicaid Matters: New Hampshire Needs Medicaid)
• Medicaid Matters: New Hampshire Needs Medicaid
• Three policy decisions from 2025 that will shape life in New Hampshire in 2026 and beyond (NH Fiscal Policy Institute)
• New Hampshire DHHS Medicaid website
• Health Insurance Marketplace
• One in Eight Granite Staters Enrolled in Medicaid in 2024, One in Thirteen Adults Enrolled in Medicaid Expansion (NH Fiscal Policy Institute)
• The Effects of Medicaid Expansion in New Hampshire (NH Fiscal Policy Institute)
• New report shows Medicaid coverage decreased slightly in New Hampshire in 2024 (NHPR)
• Opinion: We all benefit when families can access care: Why Medicaid premiums threaten more than just budgets (Concord Monitor)
• Access to NH Medicaid coverage is changing. Here's what you need to know. (NHPR)
• State leaders brace for ‘heavy lift’ from Medicaid, food stamp changes (Stateline)

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