News & Bulletins
The Hilltop Institute periodically posts news items and issues electronic bulletins to disseminate information about Hilltop activities and publications. Below are the three most recent. Go to the News and Bulletin Archive, below, to view previous posts.
Bulletin: Updated Data Indicate Nebraska Medicaid Work Requirements Lead to Significant Enrollment Losses
Hilltop researchers Morgan Henderson, Danielle Barefoot, Leigh Goetschius, and Alice Middleton used publicly available, monthly enrollment data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to examine the impact of work requirements in Nebraska. This latest brief uses newly available data through July 2026 and updates Hilltop’s analysis released last month.
11/06/2026
Bulletin: Hilltop Researchers Publish New Report on Using Price Transparency Data for Health Care Transaction Oversight
As states increase oversight of health care mergers and acquisitions, timely data on post-transaction impacts remain difficult to obtain. In this new report, researchers from Hilltop and Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms explore how federal price transparency data can help state regulators monitor changes in negotiated health care prices following provider consolidation.
11/05/2026
Bulletin: Early Data Indicate Nebraska Medicaid Work Requirements Lead to Significant Enrollment Losses
Effective May 1, 2026, Nebraska became the first state to enact Medicaid work requirements under H.R. 1. While states are required to implement work requirements effective January 1, 2027, Nebraska opted to implement early; as such, this is a valuable opportunity for states to learn lessons about Medicaid work requirements. Hilltop researchers Morgan Henderson, Danielle Barefoot, Leigh Goetschius, and Alice Middleton used publicly available, monthly enrollment data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to examine the impact of work requirements in Nebraska.
10/08/2026