Resources and Toolkits

Resource is intended to support states as they explain work reporting requirements in H.R. 1. It is designed to help states create clear, linguistically and culturally appropriate materials for people enrolled in or eligible for Medicaid. Each term includes a plain-language definition, alternative ways to explain it, and guidance on why clarity matters.

Webinar communicating new Medicaid work reporting requirements under H.R.1, highlighting how strong outreach strategies can help states protect coverage and support implementation. Experts from GMMB and Health Equity Solutions shared a communications framework and emphasized engaging enrollees in planning and message development.

Designed for state Medicaid and health and human services communications staff—particularly those responsible for planning and executing outreach related to new work reporting requirements. States can use it to inform the creation of communications efforts or to cross-reference existing plans, ensuring key tactics are considered, gaps are identified, and strategies are aligned around maintaining coverage…

Centralized hub for OBBBA Medicaid-related information for state implementation support. Features topics outlining communications and outreach, marketplace provisions, work requirements reporting, non-citizen eligibility changes, reporting and evaluation, rural health transformation, and state-specific impact estimates.

Key questions for states to consider in human-centered vendor acquisition, focused on collaborative co-design and continuous feedback from enrollees and caseworkers during systems testing and development, proactive bias mitigation, accessibility, and strong data protection and interoperability standards.