Senate rejects Democratic effort to reverse New Hampshire’s Medicaid premium system

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 293

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The New Hampshire Senate voted, 16-8, along party lines Thursday to kill Democrats’ attempt to reverse changes Republicans made to the state’s Medicaid program last year.

In 2025, the Legislature enacted laws to impose premiums on the highest-income Medicaid enrollees starting this year. Senate Bill 484, sponsored by Nashua Democratic Sen. Cindy Rosenwald, would’ve repealed those premiums — which were enacted over the objections of Democrats — and instituted a $5 cap on cost-sharing …

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