State Options to Control Costs: Making Medicaid Work for the 21st Century Issue Brief

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  • Issue Brief 4 November 2004 PDF

Article Publication Date: 
11/30/2004
Summary: 
This November 2004 issue brief addresses how states can control costs of the Medicaid program, often the second largest item in state budgets, after education. Every state has taken cost containment actions, & all plan to take additional measures to constrain growth. Enrollment has increased as a result of declining household incomes and declining rates of employer-sponsored insurance. Other factors such as the aging of the population will continue to affect the whole health care system.
Article Author: 
Shirk, Cynthia
Topics: 
Medicaid
Populations: 
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Sources: 
Rutgers/NASHP
Programs/Initiatives: 
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barriers to management

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National Academy for State Health Policy
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207-874-6524

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