Medicaid’s High Cost Enrollees: How Much Do They Drive Program Spending?  

Publication Date: April 2006

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Health Costs

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This brief presents new information on the distribution of Medicaid spending for all enrollees, including those residing in institutions. The analysis finds that fewer than five percent of enrollees (each exceeding $25,000 in annual costs) account for almost half of all Medicaid spending.