K C Legacy Insur65

A policy center’s Mid-Q3 tracker showed Medicaid and CHIP enrollment down 2.3M children, with senators told the drop was faster than during the prior term.
The exact destination of those children remained unresolved: some may have found other coverage or duplicate records, but the decline itself was described as real.
State differences challenged simple demographic explanations, as some states stayed relatively stable while others saw much steeper child enrollment losses tied to administrative choices.
A budget office projected the 2025 law would trim ~$1T from Medicaid and CHIP over 10 yr and leave millions more uninsured.
Federal officials were urged to determine what happened to these children and use available tools now to reverse the nationwide trend promptly.

United States Children’s Coverage Falls 2.3M

Federal senior health coverage will still leave many common aging expenses outside standard benefits in 2027, making separate budgeting essential before retirement.
Long-term custodial care will remain a major gap: limited skilled nursing or some home services may qualify, but home, assisted living, and nursing care won't.
Routine dental, vision, glasses, contacts, and hearing aids will typically stay uncovered; exceptions apply to certain medical needs, leaving many retirees to seek separate insurance.
Care abroad, elective cosmetic work, over-the-counter items, routine foot care, and convenience costs during treatment will also fall outside coverage, aside from narrow medical exceptions.
Before retirement, compare alternate plan or supplemental benefits carefully, and budget separately for likely gaps, including long-term care, dental, vision, hearing, and incidental expenses.