Thursday, July 30, marks the 61st anniversary of the passage of the federal Social Security Amendments of 1965, which established Medicare and Medicaid. For more than six decades, these programs have provided essential public health coverage for millions of Granite Staters. On this anniversary, the NHFPI team examines who benefits from these programs today, as well as what recent federal and state health policy changes could mean for the future of health coverage in New Hampshire.

After lawmakers passed the State Budget, several state agencies were required to make additional "back-of-budget" spending reductions. NHFPI's new analysis examines how the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services implemented its required $25.5 million cut and finds the reductions affected programs that help Granite Staters access mental health care, support children and families, protect public health, and put food on the table.

Did you know that property taxpayers now fund more than seven out of every ten dollars spent on New Hampshire’s public schools? A new analysis from NHFPI’s Ben Reynolds explains how the State's education funding formula works and why State education aid varies from one community to the next, while the companion fact sheet provides a quick and simple visual guide to how public education is funded and how State aid is calculated.