HC Reform Update by Mark Sanna: Of all the changes wrought by the new health care law, none is more sweeping than the transformation of Medicaid. Of the 32 million uninsured Americans expected to gain health coverage under the new law, as many as 20 million will be insured by Medicaid, experts estimate. Asset tests will be largely eliminated, so workers who lose their jobs can get health coverage even if they own their homes or have money saved for retirement. (Illegal immigrants will not be eligible.)