STAT+: Medicaid funding floodgates, and JPM26 is here

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Source: STAT News

Original: https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/medicaid-funding-state-directed-payments-tru...

Published: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:40:24 +0000

The federal agency approved an additional $60 billion in Medicaid for hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and other health care facilities in the second half of 2025.[1] These funds will be phased out in accordance with the Republican tax code.[1] This is the online version of Health Care Inc.'s weekly newsletter. from STAT.[1] The article mentions the arrival of JPM26, which is a J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.[1][7] Medicaid is a government-funded health insurance program for low-income Americans and the largest source of insurance for people with disabilities.[8] Medicaid spending growth is expected to slow to 7.9% in 2026, after 8.6% in 2025.[3] Nearly two-thirds of states consider the risk of a Medicaid budget shortfall in 2026 to be "50-50," "likely," or "almost certain."[3]