This issue brief examines the recent history and trends in state budgets and considers how those trends have influenced the role of the Medicaid program. The paper offers several indicators for predicting the future of states’ fiscal standing, cautioning that, although the “stormy” period from 2001 to 2003 is over, states face many challenges in the near future. This issue brief also poses several questions regarding the appropriate roles of state and federal governments in administering the Medicaid program. These questions become particularly important as the population ages and states increasingly take the lead in developing solutions for covering the uninsured
When it comes to state budgets, the Medicaid program is almost always the proverbial 800-pound goril...
This publication provides an overview of how the Medicaid program is financed. It explains how the f...
Medicaid costs for health and long-term care services for low-income individuals are substantial. As...
This issue brief examines the recent history and trends in state budgets and considers how those tre...
Rapid spending growth has made Medicaid a major element in state budgets; financial support from Fed...
This issue brief reviews the status of state budget shortfalls and their growing impact on the Medic...
Medicaid, a health insurance program funded jointly by the federal government and the states, is fa...
This paper examines forecasting activities among Medicaid agencies in the fifty United States, Washi...
The federal government provides an uncapped reimbursement of state Medicaid spending. In theory, sta...
Based on annual budget surveys of Medicaid directors from 2003 to 2007, analyzes states' cost contai...
Examines trends in governors' Medicaid budget proposals, including expected shortfalls, fiscal prior...
As states weigh whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid reform r...
Draws upon twenty-nine studies in twenty-three states to analyze the role of Medicaid spending in st...
Presents results of a state-by-state survey on Medicaid enrollment, spending, and cutbacks halfway t...
Based on a November 2008 survey of Medicaid directors, examines the impact of the economic downturn ...
When it comes to state budgets, the Medicaid program is almost always the proverbial 800-pound goril...
This publication provides an overview of how the Medicaid program is financed. It explains how the f...
Medicaid costs for health and long-term care services for low-income individuals are substantial. As...
This issue brief examines the recent history and trends in state budgets and considers how those tre...
Rapid spending growth has made Medicaid a major element in state budgets; financial support from Fed...
This issue brief reviews the status of state budget shortfalls and their growing impact on the Medic...
Medicaid, a health insurance program funded jointly by the federal government and the states, is fa...
This paper examines forecasting activities among Medicaid agencies in the fifty United States, Washi...
The federal government provides an uncapped reimbursement of state Medicaid spending. In theory, sta...
Based on annual budget surveys of Medicaid directors from 2003 to 2007, analyzes states' cost contai...
Examines trends in governors' Medicaid budget proposals, including expected shortfalls, fiscal prior...
As states weigh whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid reform r...
Draws upon twenty-nine studies in twenty-three states to analyze the role of Medicaid spending in st...
Presents results of a state-by-state survey on Medicaid enrollment, spending, and cutbacks halfway t...
Based on a November 2008 survey of Medicaid directors, examines the impact of the economic downturn ...
When it comes to state budgets, the Medicaid program is almost always the proverbial 800-pound goril...
This publication provides an overview of how the Medicaid program is financed. It explains how the f...
Medicaid costs for health and long-term care services for low-income individuals are substantial. As...