,Medicaid in a Declining Economy: Limited Approaches for States to Control Spending

Medicaid in a Declining Economy: Limited Approaches for States to Control Spending


 

Publication Date: April 2008

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Author(s): Robin Rudowitz; Caryn Marks

Research Area: Health

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This brief analyzes results from its annual 50-state budget surveys of Medicaid directors from 2003 to 2007. The historical results describe how states adopted a wide array of Medicaid cost containment strategies during the last economic downturn and were assisted by the federal government to avoid deeper Medicaid cuts.