Medicaid Cuts Have Dominated NH Headlines This Year. Here’s What’s Actually Happening.

Medicaid cuts have dominated NH headlines this year. Here’s what’s actually happening.

A KFF analysis estimates the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will result in between 17,000 and 29,000 people in New Hampshire losing health care coverage by 2034. (Photo by Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images)Lawmakers on both the federal and state levels have spent much of 2025 workshopping and debating changes and cuts to Medicaid, the nation’s public health care program for people with low incomes or unique needs. The Republicans behind the changes…

Medicaid Work Requirements Will Gut Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Access for Millions

On July 4th, President Trump signed the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) into law, enacting the most sweeping and harmful Medicaid cuts in history. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the law slashes $990 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, eliminating Medicaid coverage for at least 10 million people and destabilizing our health care infrastructure. CBO estimates that an additional 4 million people could los…