American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): Medicaid and Health Care Provisions

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Article Publication Date: 
3/9/2009
Summary: 
This fact sheet examines the assistance for Medicaid programs and key health provisions in the ARRA that President Obama signed into law on February 17, 2009. Subjects covered include the temporary increase in federal matching money for state Medicaid programs, subsidies for COBRA health coverage for laid off workers and funding for health information technology. It includes a breakdown of additional federal allocations to states for Medicaid costs under the act.
Topics: 
Medicaid
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Keywords: 
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ARRA; Stimulus Package; FMAP; PL 111-5

Contact

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
kcmu@kff.org
Phone: 
202-347-5270

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51870