The Institute and the Bipartisan Policy Center offered a series of virtual briefings to help journalists enhance their understanding and coverage of the new law’s major themes.
Part four of the series explored what changes the law makes to both Medicaid and Medicare, such as new tweaks for eligibility requirements and enrollment procedures along with a temporary boost to Medicare provider reimbursements. This session also looked at the funding the law allocates toward healthcare in rural communities and changes to qualification requirements for food stamps.
Speaker
- Jonathan Burks, executive vice president, economic and health policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
Resources
- Webinar slides
- BPC’s Health work (Bipartisan Policy Center)
- Implementation Strategies for Work and Community Engagement Requirements in Means-Tested Programs (Bipartisan Policy Center)
- Rural Hospitals and the Rural Health Transformation Program: What Comes Next (Bipartisan Policy Center)
- 2025 Reconciliation Debate: Health Provisions — Senate (Bipartisan Policy Center)
Additional briefings in this series
- Aug. 6: Overview: Understanding the “Big Beautiful Bill”
- Aug. 13: The “Big Beautiful Bill”: What it means for taxes
- Aug. 20: The “Big Beautiful Bill”: What it means for family benefits and housing
About the Bipartisan Policy Center
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About the National Press Club Journalism Institute
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