HealthTech 4 Medicaid (2026)

16/03/2026

🚀 Medicaid as a Moonshot: A Smarter Front Door to Enrollment

What would it take to build a Medicaid system that truly works for the communities it serves?

At our 2026 Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum, we asked leaders across healthcare, investment, innovation, and policy to share their Medicaid moonshot — bold ideas for what comes next.

This week’s moonshot: "Transform the entire Medicaid enrollment process with a mobile-first, AI-powered system that works in all 50 states — in 75 languages — and supports both families and administrators." — Mark McNasby & Michal Oglodek, co-creators of HeyMedicaid

HeyMedicaid is designed as a patient- and family-facing mobile app, available in voice and text formats, that guides users through enrollment and renewal with clarity and simplicity. On the backend, a companion administrative portal equips hospitals, community organizations, private partners, and states with tools to improve enrollment success, streamline workflows, and reduce fraud.

The goal:
• Simplify enrollment across all 50 states
• Expand language accessibility (75 languages and counting)
• Reduce administrative friction for families
• Improve accuracy and program integrity
• Equip states and health systems with better real-time tools

At its core, this moonshot recognizes a simple truth: access to care begins with access to coverage. If enrollment is confusing, fragmented, or burdensome, eligible families fall through the cracks.

Transforming Medicaid isn’t just about expanding benefits — it’s about modernizing infrastructure so coverage is accessible, navigable, and equitable from day one. At HealthTech 4 Medicaid, we’re continuing this conversation all year long — connecting innovators, investors, and community leaders to turn moonshots into reality.

✨ What’s your Medicaid moonshot?
Share it in the comments, DM us, or send a note to info@ht4m.org

💜 Support the Medicaid Moonshot campaign:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/medicaid-as-a-moonshot

Let’s build what’s next — together.

13/03/2026

Inside the conversation: "Designing the Moonshot: Federal Leadership on the Future of Medicaid and Medicare"

At HT4M's 2026 Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum, our session “Designing the Moonshot: Federal Leadership on the Future of Medicaid and Medicare” focused on how to move from fragmented systems to scalable, beneficiary-centered reform. Speakers Daniel Brillman, Director of Medicaid & Deputy Administrator of CMS, Department of Health and Human Services, and Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare & Deputy Administrator of CMS, Department of Health and Human Services, provide key insights on the future of Medicaid and Medicare:

🛠️ Building Together to Scale
Medicaid functions as 50+ separate programs, which makes scaling innovation challenging. Federal leaders emphasized moving away from isolated, state-by-state experimentation toward shared infrastructure, reusable technology, and clear, measurable outcomes.

📈 Prioritizing Prevention and Modernization
Both leaders mentioned that healthcare spending is growing faster than GDP, despite lack of efficiency. The focus must move upstream to prevention, value-based care, and real-time modernization of systems, instead of relying on decades-old technology.

👥 Centering Individual Experience
Beyond budgets and policy levers, the real measure of success is whether beneficiaries can navigate systems affordably and with dignity. The largest issue is standardizing systems while capturing the lived experience of beneficiaries.

One quote that stood out: “We can talk about the program in the aggregate… but at the end of the day, it is actually the individual that counts.” — Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare & Deputy Administrator of CMS, Department of Health and Human Services

🚀 Follow HT4M for more conversations shaping the future of Medicaid

12/03/2026

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Stay at the forefront of Medicaid innovation and be the first to know about upcoming events, initiatives, and opportunities that are transforming healthcare.

Join the HT4M mailing list to receive exclusive updates and connect with a national community driving health equity and digital innovation in Medicaid.

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11/03/2026

🗓️ 🌍 Save the Date: Join us from June 15-18 2026 in Amsterdam for HLTH Europe!

The future of healthcare is being built right now, and HLTH Europe is where it happens. Join a dynamic community of founders, executives, policymakers, investors, and healthcare providers working together to transform health systems across Europe and beyond.

Discover breakthrough innovations, forge powerful partnerships, and gain insights that will shape your strategy for the year ahead. HT4M will be back for partner programming, bringing together global leaders to advance health innovation and equity across borders, so stay tuned for more details!

🎟️ Get the best prices before they rise in March using the following codes:
General attendee: HE26_HT4M250 (€250 off)
Startup: HE26_HT4MSU50 (€50 off)

Check out the event and make sure to register: https://hlth.com/events/europe/

11/03/2026

What we heard at The Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum: Medicaid’s evolution is already underway.

Across this year’s conversations, it became clear that Medicaid is entering a new phase, one defined by redesign, realignment, and a renewed focus on people.

A key theme surfaced again and again: human centered tech implementation. The point is not more tools. It is less friction so frontline teams can focus on trust, navigation, and follow through.

“Automation done right helps people. Done wrong, it excludes them.”
— Dalibor Frtunik, CEO, Sorsix

When technology reduces administrative burden and streamlines workflows, providers can spend more time engaging members and less time navigating complexity.

Designing systems that support care teams rather than overwhelm them is essential to improving both outcomes and workforce sustainability.

These conversations don’t end at The Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum. They shape the work ahead for all of us building the future of Medicaid.

At HealthTech 4 Medicaid (HT4M), we’re continuing to convene leaders, support innovation, and drive investment toward solutions that scale with communities.
📣 Stay tuned for upcoming HT4M convenings and partner programming
🤝 Join us in building what’s next: Support the Medicaid Moonshot campaign: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/medicaid-as-a-moonshot

10/03/2026

Today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to recognize the challenges women and girls face with HIV/AIDS and reflect on how our healthcare system can do better in providing them better prevention, care, and treatment. Women, especially women of color, are disproportionately impacted by HIV, accounting for 22% (268,800) of the 1.2 million people living with HIV in 2022. In 2022, Black women accounted for 50% of HIV diagnosis among women living with HIV.

Medicaid is the primary payer for HIV care and treatment, accounting for about 45% of all federal spending, and that share continues to grow. For many women living with HIV, Medicaid is a critical lifeline to comprehensive, affordable care. About 42% of Medicaid enrollees with HIV receive coverage through the ACA’s Medicaid expansion, helping ensure that all communities can access the treatment and support they need, including preventive screenings, PrEP access, antiretroviral therapy, and reproductive healthcare.

Today serves as a reminder to prioritize equitable Medicaid policies in order to close gaps in HIV prevention and care. At Health Tech 4 Medicaid (HT4M), we remain committed to advancing policies and technology-driven solutions that modernize Medicaid to better serve women and girls living with or at risk for HIV. We will continue to work towards removing barriers to coverage, strengthening Medicaid expansion, and ensuring access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, and supportive services. By centering equity, expanding culturally competent provider networks, and improving care coordination, we will help make Medicaid more accessible, effective, and responsive to the needs of the communities it serves.

📖 🔗 Learn more about HIV/AIDS and how it impacts women:
https://www.kff.org/hiv-aids/the-impact-of-hiv-on-women-in-the-united-states/
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/5-key-facts-about-medicaid-coverage-for-people-with-hiv/ #:~:text=Over%20four%20in%20ten%20(42,and%20significantly%20improve%20health%20outcomes.

09/03/2026

🚀 Medicaid as a Moonshot: Reinventing Long-Term Care at Home

What would it take to build a Medicaid system that truly works for the communities it serves? At our 2026 Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum, we asked leaders across healthcare, investment, innovation, and policy to share their Medicaid moonshot — bold ideas for what comes next.

This week’s moonshot: "The future of senior care isn’t more heads in beds — it’s innovative solutions that preserve dignity, strengthen families, and make quality care more affordable and accessible to all." — Mark Hunter, CEO, Living Solutions

As long-term care costs continue to rise, often 2–3x higher in congregate settings, this vision challenges the status quo. Instead of expanding institutional capacity alone, it proposes meeting seniors where they are: at home, in their communities, and connected to the relationships that sustain their well-being. The model centers on:
• Reducing isolation by bringing health and care services directly into underserved rural communities
• Empowering family caregivers, the backbone of long-term care
• Preserving trusted relationships, daily routines, and community ties
• Embedding preventive care to reduce avoidable downstream costs
• Delivering care at significantly lower cost than traditional nursing home settings

With a projected 775,000-bed senior housing shortage by 2050, simply building more facilities may not be enough. This moonshot reframes the question entirely: how do we design long-term care systems that prioritize dignity, continuity, affordability, and family support, especially for low- and middle-income seniors?

This vision reminds us that transforming Medicaid isn’t just about expanding capacity, it’s about rethinking where and how care happens. Sustainable innovation must reduce costs while strengthening the social fabric that keeps older adults connected and thriving.

At HealthTech 4 Medicaid, we’re continuing this conversation all year long, turning moonshots into reality. ✨ What’s your Medicaid moonshot? Share it in the comments, DM us, or send a note to info@ht4m.org

08/03/2026

🌍 “Don’t think about making women fit the world – think about making the world fit women” - Gloria Steinem

This , we’re spotlighting the millions of women who rely on Medicaid for access to care.

For 60 years, Medicaid has supported women through every stage of life — from pregnancy and building families to unexpected diagnoses, chronic conditions, and long-term care. Today, women make up the majority of enrollees, with women ages 19–62 representing 19% of the Medicaid population. Medicaid remains a critical lifeline for vulnerable communities across the United States.

As uncertainty around Medicaid continues, strong policy leadership is essential. That means expanding coverage, extending postpartum care beyond 60 days, strengthening mental health services, improving access to family planning and breast cancer treatment, and closing the coverage gap to advance true health equity.

At Health Tech 4 Medicaid (HT4M), we remain committed to advancing policies that ensure every woman has access to comprehensive, affordable care — because healthcare is a right.

📖 🔗 Learn more about Medicaid expansion and Women’s Healthcare:
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/06/24/women-depend-on-medicaid-across-the-lifespan/

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06/03/2026

💛 Inside the conversation: Aging as a Moonshot

At the 2026 Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum, our session on reimagining aging through care, community, and choice pushed past “cost and efficiency” framing—and focused on what it actually takes to help people age with dignity. Three core insights emerged:

1. Aging reveals design challenges in our care infrastructure

Older adults, especially in rural and underserved communities, are too often left navigating isolation, inaccessible housing, transportation gaps, and disconnected services. This fragmentation is frequently mischaracterized as a demographic crisis rather than a failure of system design.

2. Trusted navigators and stable homes are essential supports

Safe housing underpins health, and community health workers and in-person navigators often serve as the connectors when care systems are siloed and difficult to navigate.

3. System misalignment shifts burden onto families

When transitions are fragmented and administrative requirements increase, strain falls on caregivers. Aligning pathways across health and social supports, including Medicare–Medicaid coordination, can reduce that burden.

When care pathways fail to align, the burden shifts quietly but predictably. Alan Weil underscored the consequence: “Caregiving can be meaningful, but it comes at significant cost. We need more than Medicaid alone — we need broader supports around families caring for elders.”

Grateful to our incredible panelists for pushing this conversation forward:

Dr. Beverly Yates, ND — CEO & Founder, NaturalHealthCare
Cecilia Corral — Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, CareMessage
Pauline Delange Martinez, PhD — Research and Community Engagement Manager, UC Davis Health
Raj Kalra, MD — Founder, MD Senior Wellness Living
Alan Weil — Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute

🚀 Follow HT4M for more conversations shaping the future of Medicaid

06/03/2026

🗓️ 🌍 Save the Date: Join us from June 15-18 2026 in Amsterdam for HLTH Europe!

The future of healthcare is being built right now, and HLTH Europe is where it happens. Join a dynamic community of founders, executives, policymakers, investors, and healthcare providers working together to transform health systems across Europe and beyond.

Discover breakthrough innovations, forge powerful partnerships, and gain insights that will shape your strategy for the year ahead. HT4M will be back for partner programming, bringing together global leaders to advance health innovation and equity across borders, so stay tuned for more details!

🎟️ Get the best prices before they rise in March using the following codes:
General attendee: HE26_HT4M250 (€250 off)
Startup: HE26_HT4MSU50 (€50 off)

Check out the event and make sure to register: https://lnkd.in/e4tSVM4B

06/03/2026

🌍 Where in the World is Adimika?

From March 9–12, Adimika Meadows Arthur, HT4M’s CEO & Executive Director, will be in Las Vegas at HIMSS26 Global Conference & Exhibition, joining global leaders driving the future of digital health and health IT.

From AI and interoperability to data infrastructure, she’ll be engaging in critical conversations about how innovation can strengthen care systems, expand access, and advance equity — with Medicaid at the center.

🎤 Catch her on stage:
Artificial Intelligence Efficiency: Expanding Access, Reducing Costs in Safety Net Care
📅 Wednesday, March 11, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM
📍 Level 5 | Palazzo N

She’ll be speaking alongside David Ford, Chief Executive Officer, CMA Physician Services, and Jeffrey Arroyo, Associate Director of Clinical Informatics, AltaMed Health Services, exploring how AI can responsibly expand access, reduce administrative burden, and better support safety-net populations.

📍 If you’ll be at HIMSS, let’s connect.

05/03/2026

🍎 Food is medicine, and nutrition is the foundation of our health, minds, and our communities.

Nutrition is one of the most powerful drivers of health — yet access remains out of reach for many communities. Poor nutrition is a leading contributor to chronic disease and global morbidity and mortality, and high costs continue to limit access for many communities that need support the most.

National Nutrition Month is a time to discuss not only the importance of good nutrition and healthy eating habits, but to reflect on how our healthcare system can expand access to healthier foods as a core component of care.

The American Heart Association defines Food is Medicine “as the provision of healthy food,” including medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions. Increasingly, states are recognizing food as a reimbursable, clinically relevant intervention. This approach has led to the integration of food-based services into Medicaid and other healthcare programs, often through waivers or value-based care models.

Medicaid has a unique opportunity to strengthen this work by supporting food access organizations, aligning payment models with prevention, and investing in the infrastructure, like Section 1115 waivers or community-based programs, to scale nutrition-focused programs sustainably.

At Health Tech 4 Medicaid (HT4M), we believe innovation and advocacy are essential to expanding this work. By leveraging data, digital solutions, and cross-sector collaboration, we can help scale programs that connect Medicaid members with nutritious food, support community-based partners, and improve long-term outcomes.

👉 Tell us some tips and tricks you make to incorporate healthier food choices!
🧐 How do you think Medicaid can better integrate Food as Medicine into care delivery?

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