March 12, 2025
Medicaid provides critical support for school-based health services, including physical, behavioral and mental healthcare. HSC’s report, “How Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Students & Schools,” published March 12, presents the findings of a nationwide survey of over 1,400 school district leaders, including superintendents, school business officials and school health coordinators, on the impact Medicaid cuts would have on school health services, student resources and district funding.
This webinar features a discussion of the report and survey results. National policy experts and school district leaders explain the expected impact and outcomes of reduced Medicaid funding. Speakers also provide an overview of potential cuts to the Medicaid program and advocacy strategies for urging Congress to protect Medicaid.
Related Resources
- Graphics Folder — high-res data graphs and quotes from survey participants
Speakers
Welcome & Introduction
– Jennifer Tani, President + CEO, Healthy Schools Campaign
– Alison Paxson, Policy and Program Manager, Healthy Schools Campaign
Overview of Proposed Cuts to the Medicaid Program
– Lena O’Rourke, on behalf of Healthy Schools Campaign
Overview of Survey Results: How Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Students & Schools
– Jessie Mandle, National Program Director, Healthy Schools Campaign
Panel: School Leaders Discuss How Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Their Districts
– Shawna Dippman, Supervisor & Planner/Coordinator, Monroe County Intermediate School District and President, National Alliance for Medicaid in Education (NAME)
– Heidi Kerns, Chief Financial Officer, Asheville City Schools
– Joe Kwisz, President-Elect, Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) and Special Education Administrator, Indiana
– Heidi Sipes, Superintendent, Umatilla School District, Oregon
Advocacy Opportunities to Protect Medicaid
– Sasha Pudelski, Director, Advocacy, AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Survey and webinar partners include The School Superintendents Association (AASA), Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), National Alliance for Medicaid in Education (NAME) and Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE).
Top photo by Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages