Health Reform Issues: State Financing and Medicaid

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Article Publication Date: 
11/2/2009
Summary: 
Leading health reform proposals in both the House and Senate include a Medicaid expansion to help eliminate state variation in the current program and to broaden health coverage. Because Medicaid is jointly administered and financed by states and the federal government, changes will have direct impact on states. While health reform legislation could have many implications, this brief highlights some of the potential benefits and costs associated with Medicaid expansion in the reform proposals.
Topics: 
Medicaid
Populations: 
N/A
Programs/Initiatives: 
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care
recession; uncompensated care; unmeet health care needs

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

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52063