State Fiscal Conditions and Medicaid

Publication Date: November 2008

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Economy; Entitlement Programs

Type: Fact sheet

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Demand for Medicaid increases when the economy is weak, driving up enrollment and costs just as state budgets tighten. This fact sheet, updated to include information from the recent survey of state Medicaid directors, summarizes the relationship of Medicaid with state budgets and discusses the current fiscal situation in the states and how it is affecting Medicaid programs.