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One Year In: Implementing the Medicaid Provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut Act

Friday, July 17, 2026

One year after the passage of the Working Families Tax Cut Act (formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), states and providers are continuing to grapple with the biggest changes to Medicaid in a generation. Harsh P. Parikh, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Lloyd A. Bookman, Founding Partner, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, and Anne Winter, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, discuss CMS’ June 1 interim final rule related to work requirements, the multi-state lawsuit challenging that rule (Massachusetts v. Oz), new eligibility and coverage requirements, CMS’ May 22 state-directed payment proposed rule, the current status of the Rural Health Transformation Program, and how states are responding to Medicaid cuts.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYIU0YqseHY

Watch Harsh, Lloyd, and Anne's episode from December 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIviLRddzI 

Watch Harsh, Lloyd, and Anne's episode from September 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDYg4KZwL0M 

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