# How the One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Medicaid for Older Adults and State Health Policy

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Podcast: [Health Affairs This Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387)
Published: 2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8386d78
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Duration seconds: 2075

## Resource

Welcome to the first episode in a new, limited podcast series exploring major policy changes affecting older adults. The episode is part of our Age-Friendly Health series, which explores topics at the intersection of aging, health, health care, and health policy. In our first episode, host Katherine Ornstein welcomes Hemi Tewarson of the National Academy for State Health Policy how the The Big Beautiful Bill will impact Medicaid and state health policies affecting older adults. Their conversation explores work requirements, Medicaid financing changes, rural health investments, the sustainability of age‑friendly services, and more. Support for the Age-Friendly Health series is provided by The John A. Hartford Foundation .

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