Why Did Medicaid Spending Decline in 2006? A Detailed Look at Program Spending and Enrollment, 2000-2006


 

Publication Date: October 2007

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: FY 2006; Entitlement Programs

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This issue brief finds that Medicaid spending declined for the first time in the program’s 40-plus year history in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, falling by 0.2 percent.Â