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


 

Publication Date: April 2008

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Health Coverage; Entitlement Programs; State Budgets

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This brief analyzes results from annual 50-state budget surveys of Medicaid directors from 2003 to 2007 to determine how past actions by states and the federal government may impact Medicaid programs during the current economic downturn.