Study warns federal Medicaid changes could jeopardize nearly $1 billion in State revenue used to fund hospital care and public services over next ten years CONCORD, N.H. — A major state source of funding for New Hampshire’s Medicaid program and hospital system could be reduced by $1 billion over the next ten years due to ...
KEY POINTS The Medicaid Enhancement Tax (MET) is a 5.4 percent tax on inpatient and outpatient net patient service revenue that each of the state’s 26 acute care hospitals pay during their fiscal year. The MET generated approximately $348 million in revenue in SFY 2025, ranking as the fourth-largest state tax revenue source that year. ...
New U.S. Census Bureau data offer a detailed look at how New Hampshire residents have fared in the years during and following the COVID-19 public health crisis. Released in late January, the new five-year data set covering 2020-2024 provides insight into long-term trends in income, poverty, and housing affordability across regions and demographic groups in New Hampshire. Below ...
State revenue collections in January continued to improve the State’s fiscal bottom line overall, while still sending mixed signals about the future strength of ongoing revenue sources. The New Hampshire General Fund and Education Trust Fund collected a combined $193.1 million in revenue in January, $8.3 million (4.5%) more than planned. However, a total of ...
On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data offering insight into the financial well-being of Granite Staters during the 2020-2024 period. This aggregated five-year data builds on the less detailed one-year estimates for 2024 released last year, and provides a clearer view of long-term trends in the economy and income, poverty, and ...
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director at NHFPI's webinar, Examining New Hampshire’s Business Enterprise Tax, on February 2, 2026. You can find the webinar recording and more information here.
Energy costs affect nearly every household in New Hampshire from monthly utility bills to housing affordability and long-term economic security. As lawmakers debate proposals aimed at controlling rising energy costs, understanding who represents consumers and how energy policy decisions are made has never been more important. In the first episode of Season Two of New Hampshire Uncharted, host Gene Martin is joined ...
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director to The Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity at Dartmouth Health on January 30, 2026.
Nearly two years after the State of New Hampshire expanded access to families for child care assistance, the number of children enrolled in the State’s key assistance program and connected with an early care and education provider has increased by about 81%. The eligibility changes to the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program (NHCCSP) made ...
Presented by NHFPI Research Director Phil Sletten to the Francestown Recreation Committee on January 28, 2026.
