Medicaid Financing: The Basics | KFF

Medicaid represents nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care in the U.S. and is the major source of financing for states to provide health coverage and long-term care for low-income residents. Medicaid is administered by states within broad federal rules and jointly funded by states and the federal government through a federal […]

Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates

There are several options under consideration in Congress to significantly reduce Medicaid spending to help pay for an extension of expiring tax cuts. Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive health and long-term care to one in five people living in the U.S. and accounts for nearly $1 out of every $5 spent on health care. […]

New Incentive for States to Adopt the ACA Medicaid Expansion: Implications for State Spending

As of February 2021, 12 states have not adopted the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision to expand Medicaid to adults with incomes through 138% of poverty. Millions of people in these states remain without an affordable coverage option. Currently, the federal government covers 90% of the cost of Medicaid coverage for adults covered through the […]